Corinthians chief on CORI loan nod, plans new CBF ref complaint

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·8 November 2025

Corinthians chief on CORI loan nod, plans new CBF ref complaint

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Newsroom

Right after Corinthians’ 2-1 defeat to Red Bull Bragantino this Wednesday (5), president Osmar Stabile spoke to the press in the mixed zone, where he clarified several topics that had circulated in the media during the week. One of them was the authorization, obtained from the Guidance Council (CORI), for the club to take out up to R$ 100 million in loans.

According to the president, the authorization from the oversight body does not mean that the board will actually take out the loan. The intention of the request, according to Stabile, was to have approval so that, if necessary, the loan could be taken in the future. “CORI leaves it authorized. We’ll see if it’s necessary or not. If it is, we have the authorization. If not, we won’t take it.”

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The destination of the money, if the loan is actually taken, would mainly be to settle debts related to the transfer ban imposed by FIFA regarding the Félix Torres case—remembering that there are still other debts involving current and former players such as Matías Rojas, Maycon, Rodrigo Garro, Charles, and José Martínez. Stabile updated the current status of this issue:

“We are working hard to pay. It’s not just one transfer ban, we have two and possibly others. We are working on this amount to solve the problem immediately. We are seeking resources. CORI gave authorization if we want to do it. We have authorization for R$ 100 million to pay the commitments. If necessary, we already have the authorization.”

In the same interview, the club president also took the opportunity to protest against the refereeing in the match in Bragança Paulista, stating that there is no consistency in the decisions. “Criteria are not being used. The refereeing board told us to be patient, but you can’t be patient in a situation like the one you saw here, everyone saw. You know that Martínez got a yellow, then a red, and at no time did she say the yellow was… that it was simply going to be a red.”

Stabile explained that he had to go to referee Edina Alves to understand the expulsions, continuing his criticism. “It’s a shame what’s happening with Brazilian refereeing. We can’t hold back anymore. We don’t have to hold back anymore. The board, I’ll be repetitive, it’s a shame. We asked, they asked us to stop talking about refereeing so they could solve it, but every day it gets worse. You saw today what happened here, with no criteria at all,” he said.

The president stated that he will send a new complaint to the CBF, through the refereeing board, making it clear, however, that the club cannot interfere in appointments: “No, we can’t. Corinthians can’t, no club can intervene. We don’t want them to help Corinthians, we’re not asking for help, we’re asking for what happened here today not to happen. It’s absurd, I’ll say it again, it’s an aberration what happened here today.”

Stabile concluded: “And we hope that, from now on, the CBF, together with its refereeing director, will take action. Not long ago, I spoke with the refereeing director; he asked for patience so he could resolve it. But every day, we notice there are more complaints. And today, as I said, it was an aberration.”

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