After ‘Caboclo storm’, opposition cuts out Pinotti, eyes ex-president’s son | OneFootball

The coalition formed by the main political groups opposing Harry Massis at São Paulo met last Wednesday (20) and reached some conclusions.

After feeling betrayed by Vinícius Pinotti because of his move to announce last weekend the name of Rogério Caboclo as a pre-candidate for the elections at the end of the year, which was not well received either internally or externally, the group decided to remove the former football director from the decision-making process.

Once an aspiring president himself, Pinotti will now be limited to offering opinions and campaign funding. The former executive is said to have acknowledged that he messed up, since Caboclo himself, the former CBF president, is reportedly not interested in running in the December election, according to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR.

A committee with representatives from all the opposition tickets was created. This group will be responsible for communicating, so to speak, the decisions that are made. And the first task has already been completed: the announcement of the new contender in the presidential election.

Obviously, this is still far from a final decision, but the name currently in the spotlight is Marcelinho Portugal Gouvêa, son of the historic president from 2002 to 2006 and the man in charge during the back-to-back Libertadores and Club World Cup titles.

A name well regarded by the fans and with a certain degree of influence among groups of independent councillors, especially the heavyweights, he has been orbiting the opposition since 2013, when he broke with Juvenal Juvêncio, his father’s former ally. He usually appears in interviews discussing the club’s political and financial situation.

Marcelinho’s name, put forward by the so-called “root opposition,” made up of those who have opposed the administration since Julio Casares, still depends on approval from some recent allies, including political associates of Olten Ayres de Abreu, the suspended president of the Deliberative Council.

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