Ex-Brazil star relives 7-1 trauma at Maracanã, calls for São Paulo direction | OneFootball

Starting player in the fateful 7-1 World Cup 2014 match, Luiz Gustavo has once again faced a tough defeat in his career. This time against Fluminense, at Maracanã. The 38-year-old midfielder, now captain of São Paulo, couldn't withstand the overwhelming performance of the Carioca Tricolor, which won 6-0, marking its biggest victory against the São Paulo club in history.

After the match, the midfielder made a strong statement and called for urgent changes in São Paulo's planning.

— People need to start taking responsibility for some situations while we are out here facing the consequences. It's our fault, we players, for the mess we made today. It's a very big club that deserves, once and for all, to start having direction, a clear plan. What we want from the beginning to the end of a season — he declared.

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Following this, Luiz Gustavo also left open the possibility of leaving the club at the end of the season.

— I don't know what I'm going to do with my life, I don't really care, but I will leave with my head held high. We apologize to the fans and everyone. But one thing is certain: it's time for São Paulo to step up, take responsibility from top to bottom so that this club can become something great in football again — he concluded.

With an environment completely opposite to that experienced by São Paulo, Fluminense is having its best moment of the season. The rout crowned Zubeldía's team's performance and secured the Tricolor in the next edition of the Libertadores.

Now, the focus is on securing a direct spot in the group stage. Two decisive matches remain: Grêmio, away, and Bahia, at Maracanã.

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