The player who agreed to commit penalties tried to convince six teammates

According to the newspaper, the athlete started looking for other teammates when he found out that he would be on the bench in that game

Midfielder Marcos Alves Vinícius Barreira, known as Romário, was sought by Bruno Lopez, appointed by the Goiás Public Prosecutor as head of game manipulation schemes, and agreed to commit a penalty in the last round of Série B, in a match against Sport, November 2022. However, days before the duel, the player discovered that he would be on the bench and, in order not to get complicated, he tried to convince six teammates to commit the penalty, but none of them agreed. The information comes from the newspaper The globe.

According to the publication, Romário had already received R$10,000 from the criminal organization for carrying out the infraction. If all went well, he would receive another R $ 140,000 later. As the bets had already been placed, he was instructed by Lopez to find another castmate to commit the penalty.

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Gabriel Domingos de Moura, known as Domingos, also from Vila Nova, was one of the players wanted by another player, identified as VY. In the messages he says that he will carry out the offense instead of Romário. In testimony, however, he states that Romário asked him to say that he would have taken the penalty, but who would have actually committed it was another player, Formiga, who now plays for Ceará. The day before departure, however, Domingos tells VY that he won’t do anything.

Domingos also tells Lopez, leader of the schemes, that Formiga knew nothing of the negotiation. “Formiga doesn’t want to do that, if I don’t explain what Romário has done he almost gets into a fight with me. Romário is just headbutting him, he just hangs himself. Formiga has nothing to do with That.”

Lopez then shares the messages he exchanged with Romário with Domingos, in a threatening tone.

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Another player VY wanted was Vila Nova midfielder Riquelme, who now plays for Campinense. He refuses to commit the crime. “I’m not going to get involved if there’s no one by my side,” he says.

Sousa

Romário also got behind the wheel of Sousa and increased the value of the proposal to R$ 200,000: “I ask you brother for my daughter. No one will know, I swear.” The teammate refuses: “You are crazy. My brother in career”.

Jordan

In one of the conversations between Romário and Lopez, defender Jordan is mentioned again. “Vitinho went after Jordan, but Jordan didn’t want to,” says Lopes. In testimony, Jordan confirmed he was wanted and refused to participate in the scheme. He also says that Romário also made him the offer.

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To MP-GO, the player claims that Romário asked him to commit the penalty, in exchange for R$150,000. The player says he also refused “because it’s not his nature and it wouldn’t ruin his career with it.”

Jean Martim

In testimony, midfielder Jean Martim, currently at Inter de Limeira, also claims that he was approached by Romário, but that he refused to participate “because of his character”. According to the player, after the match there was a “buzz” about it in the locker room.

betting scheme

The maximum penalty operation, initiated by the MP-GO, revealed a sports betting scheme involving players from different teams and divisions of Brazilian football. According to investigations, players co-opted by criminal groups have received up to R$ 100,000 for provoking yellow and red cards or performing other actions on the pitch.

The Public Prosecutor’s operation has gained national notoriety in recent weeks, when the second phase was triggered and three arrest warrants, 16 estimates and 20 search and seizure warrants were carried out in 16 municipalities of 20 different Brazilian states, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. . At the link, find out more about the scandal involving Brazilian football.

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Source: Terra

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