The coach had declared, a week ago, that he had “no true information regarding” the former player’s sexual assault case and had even compared the situation to the episode experienced by Neymar
OR coach Tite took advantage of the post-title press conference of the Guanabara Cup, won on Saturday by Flamengo after a 3-0 over Madureira, to apologize for the comments made last Sunday on the former player’s rape conviction Daniele Alves. Before the interview began, she asked to speak and said that she was wrong in saying that she could not judge Daniel because she did not have access to “true information”.
“I’m sorry for the response I gave in the Daniel Alves case. I’m sorry. Some elements… the mistake, the crime was tried by the courts and he was convicted. The comparison I made with the case was inappropriate, it was meaningless, it was inappropriate. The professional phase we experienced together was full of correction and respect. I reaffirm that I believe in education as guidance, as punishment. As I was modeled by Mr. Agenor and Dona Ivone, my parents. I continued to believe it that way. Thank you,” he said.
Protagonist of a long professional relationship with Daniel Alves, due to his experience with the Brazilian national team, Tite was asked about the case after the victory over Fluminense, just over a week ago, and his response sparked controversy.
“I can’t make a judgment without having all the facts and true information about it. I can speak conceptually. Conceptually every mistake must be punished. But I’m not a judge and I don’t have all the facts. From there there is a phase as a professional who worked with me and there are other professional and personal phases that he also carries out. I don’t know these and I can’t judge, I have to be very careful”, he declared at the time.
Concluding his reasoning, the Flamengo coach compared the conviction for rape suffered by the former full-back to an episode experienced by Neymar in 2019. At the time the attacker was accused of rape and Tite answered questions on the subject during a national Press conference of the Brazilian team. The case was later closed by the courts.
“I will say more: when I went to the press conference where there was a problem with Neymar, there were 24 questions, I had to answer 18 about an alleged (rape). And I said the same thing, that I didn’t have “I didn’t in-depth knowledge. But who’s wrong? he must be punished. That’s how I was educated. First I teach you, then you are punished and that’s how you learn,” Tite added.
Conviction of Daniel Alves
The Court of Barcelona, Spain, sentenced Daniel Alves to four years and six months in prison for the rape of a 23-year-old woman in a nightclub in the city, as well as five years of probation after serving the sentence, having forbidden to communicate or approach the victim. The crime occurred in December 2022, a few days after the player had participated in the World Cup in Qatar with the Brazilian team. The sentence was pronounced on February 22 by Judge Isabel Delgado Pérez and is subject to appeal.
According to the news agency AFP, the Spanish Prosecutor’s Office will appeal against the sentence so that the sentence can be increased. It was not disclosed whether the request will cover the requested nine years in prison while the jury is still pending. The prosecution’s request was even greater, with a prison sentence of 12 years, as set by law for the maximum sentence for a crime in the country.
The reason for the MP’s appeal is, mainly, that the sentence was mitigated by the payment of a fine to “repair the damage” by Daniel Alves. After the instruction he paid 150 thousand euros (R $ 807 thousand) in compensation. The amount was paid with the help of Neymar. The Al-Hilal player’s advisors have already responded that they have nothing to say about the situation. Drunkenness, another mitigating factor presented by the defence, was not accepted by the judges.
Source: Terra
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