dThe depressing silence in Brazilian football in the face of the sentences of its former stars Daniel Alves and Robinho's rape charges have come to an end. The national coach Dorival Junior and the CBF national association criticized in statements the crimes of the former Copa América champions and expressed their sympathy and solidarity with the victims.
Dorival Junior touched the international match The South American clearly depends on his former player Robinho on Saturday in London (8:00 p.m. live on DAZN) against the hosts England: “If a crime is proven, he must be punished; it also hurts me because of our special relationship,” said the coach about his long-time protégé at FC Santos.
The CBF and the Seleção Technical Committee underlined their solidarity with the victims in a press release. The actions of Dani Alves and Robinho were described as “brutal crimes” in the statement.
Prison sentences of several years
The two former stars were sentenced to several years in prison for rape. Dani Alves has been in prison for several months in his former adopted country, Spain. According to the sentence of an Italian court, Robinho must serve the prison sentence imposed in his country of origin: last Thursday, the Brazilian police arrested the former AC Milan star striker in Santos.
The players and members of the Brazilian team and the CBF circle had not commented on both cases for a long time. Until recently, misunderstanding had grown in the country of the five-time world champion. National players Ary Borges and Kerolin were among the harshest critics.
Seleção defender Danilo, for his part, did not directly address the responsibility of his former teammates in London. Brazil The captain of the subsidiary, 32 years old, asked that young players be more aware of the situation of women.
The defender of Juventus Turin, Italy's record champion, demanded that the perception of lack of education among young professionals be eliminated. Associations and clubs must “raise awareness among young footballers so that they can empathetically put themselves in the shoes of women,” said Danilo. He did not make an immediate assessment of the crimes of Dani Alves and Robinho.