Alisson may be a rare São Paulo to Corinthians switch: 7 others | OneFootball

São Paulo knows it will have an absence in its squad for this Sunday’s (18th) derby against Corinthians in Itaquera, for the Campeonato Paulista. Negotiating with their own rivals from the east zone, Alisson has been cut from the match.

Yes, the arch-enemy is interested in signing the number 25, a request from coach Dorival Júnior, the manager with whom he experienced his best moment at Morumbi in 2023, during the historic Copa do Brasil title campaign (to learn more about the current stage of the deal, click here).

Even so, the move draws attention for its rarity. To give you an idea of how bold this move is, leaving São Paulo to play in the east zone is something that happens relatively rarely. In fact, in our research, we found only seven similar episodes.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR now recalls other cases where players left Morumbi to go to Parque São Jorge.

And here we will limit ourselves to listing cases where the move was direct. That is, the player must have been signed by Corinthians either directly from São Paulo or at least his registration or rights still belonged to Tricolor at the time of the negotiation.

1 – ALFREDO RAMOS

Alfredo Ramos Castilho is one of the symbols of São Paulo, where he arrived in 1950 from Santos. In eight years with Tricolor during the pre-Morumbi era, he played 322 matches, won the 1953 Paulistão, and was called up to the Brazilian National Team for the 1954 World Cup. However, in 1957, in the wake of the need to raise funds for the construction of their stadium, Tricolor agreed to sell him to Corinthians. But there could not have been worse luck. In the Majestoso of the first round of that season’s State Championship, the ‘Octopus’ (as he was called for his relentless marking ability) ended up breaking his leg and was never able to play at a high level again. Was it a São Paulo fan’s curse or not?

2 – SÉRGIO VALENTIM

Another case of a São Paulo fan’s curse. Sérgio Wagner Valentim was the great idol in goal for Tricolor in the gap between Poy and Waldir Peres. Signed in the 1960s, he became the starter in the early 1970s. He earned the nickname ‘Saint Sérgio’ for his difficult saves during the 1971 state title campaign. But his difficult personality led to a clash with the board during contract renewal. From being sanctified, he became attacked, even being publicly called ‘conceited’ by coach Aymoré Moreira. Because of this, he was loaned to Ferroviária for the 1974 State Championship before being sold to Corinthians in 1975 to be the great leader on the field for the rival, who was struggling to end an uncomfortable title drought. However, at Parque São Jorge he ended up breaking his right arm and only managed to return to the field the following year, when Tobias was already the main goalkeeper for the black-and-whites.

3 – ZÉ ROBERTO

José Roberto Marques was a striker developed by São Paulo in the 1960s. His connection with Corinthians was already in his blood. He was the son of Jerônimo, a winger who played for the Parque São Jorge club in the 1940s. A reserve for Toninho Guerreiro, he ended up with no space in the São Paulo squad and was loaned to both Paraná rivals, Athletico and Coritiba, becoming an idol at the latter. Known for his bohemian lifestyle off the pitch, he was eventually sold to Corinthians in 1974 by São Paulo, where he got a taste of revenge for what he considered unfair treatment: he scored the goal that gave them the first-round title in that year’s Paulistão.

4 – ELIVÉLTON

The most famous stutterer of the 1990s, Elivélton Alves Rufino was a standout from São Paulo’s youth academy and was promoted by Telê Santana as a forward, but actually played in every possible position under the master, winning everything he could and being called up to the Brazilian National Team. At the end of 1993, he was loaned to Nagoya Grampus, but the Japanese did not want to make his transfer permanent, paving the way for a definitive move to Corinthians in 1995, after a period training at CT da Barra Funda on the sidelines.

5 – VÍTOR

At a time when Cafu was still playing as a midfielder, the owner of São Paulo’s right-back position in the early 1990s was Claudemir Vítor Marques. Still the Brazilian record holder for Libertadores titles (he won four!), Vítor was loaned to Corinthians in 1995 after losing his place under Telê Santana.

6 – ANDRÉ LUIZ

André Luiz Moreira was one of the great prospects from São Paulo’s youth academy in the early 1990s, alongside Denílson and Caio Ribeiro. He started as a left-back but ended up being deployed as an attacking midfielder due to marking issues. He was the first major signing by Banco Excel for Corinthians in 1997, in a controversial deal, as São Paulo complained that they did not know the destination of their player.

7 – JADSON

The Paraná native Jadson Rodrigues da Silva is the only name on this list who actually managed to become an idol for the rival after leaving Morumbi. Signed in 2012 by Tricolor from Ukrainian football, the attacking midfielder even started well at São Paulo, but fell out of favor the following year, when he had to play on the wings to replace Lucas Moura, who was sold to PSG. He was involved in a historic swap with Alexandre Pato in 2014.

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