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Bap attended Paulo Angioni’s farewell

Paulo Angioni, who passed away last Saturday (12), was Fluminense’s football director and had also worked at Flamengo. The wake took place on Sunday (13) at the tricolor club’s headquarters, attended by Flamengo president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap. However, the executive went to the rival club wearing a jacket from Mais Querido, sparking outrage on social media.

In short, Bap showed up at Fluminense wearing a white jacket, the same model as Flamengo’s second-to-last number three shirt. Rival fans, however, saw the gesture as a provocation and a sign of disrespect toward the club’s rules, which do not allow opponents’ clothing inside the headquarters.

“What a disgraceful institution Flamengo is. Not even at a wake can they be decent. The institution’s representative goes wearing a white jacket just to show the crest, inside Fluminense, where no one is even wearing anything from the club. Despicable. Small-minded,” wrote fan @amesmaGIO. “Disrespectful,” typed @LucasBellusci3. “This man is very small-minded,” said @Gustsr.

RESPONSES

On the other hand, some fans did not see Bap’s attitude as disrespectful. After all, Paulo Angioni was a Flamengo executive in the 1990s. So, some saw the president’s outfit as a way of representing the club at the farewell of the executive, who died at the age of 80.

“I CAN’T BELIEVE you saw these images and got OFFENDED because Fla’s president was wearing a club jacket. At DINAMITE’s wake in SJ, Flamengo fans were there wearing FLAMENGO SHIRTS to pay respect to the player. It didn’t even become a controversy,” said @Garridocunha. “The guy went there representing an institution. Do you really think that’s an issue worth highlighting at someone’s wake?,” wrote @oeirasmarcio.

WHAT DID BAP SAY AT THE WAKE, AFTER ALL?

“It’s a very difficult moment. Today there is no Flamengo, no Fluminense, no Vasco, no Palmeiras, there’s nothing. Today everyone is Paulo. May he follow the path of light,” Bap said, crying, in an interview with ‘FluminenseTV’ at Sunday’s wake (13).

— I’m more on Bap’s side in this controversy. The fact that a Flamengo shirt was present at such a sad moment inside Laranjeiras only makes Paulo Angioni look even greater, because he was a giant in football. For a few hours, he managed to bring great rivals together for a noble moment. Coluna do Fla takes this opportunity to wish strength to his family and friends —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, a journalist for Coluna do Fla.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.