Independente boss slams Rui Costa and São Paulo board: “Mercenary bums!”

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·21 June 2026

Independente boss slams Rui Costa and São Paulo board: “Mercenary bums!”

The departure of Rui Costa as São Paulo’s executive director sparked several reactions, especially relief. The professional was dismissed by Tricolor this Saturday (20).

In addition to Hernán Crespo’s assistant and Torcida Independente, Henrique Gomes, known as Baby, the main leader of the tricolor supporters’ group, also took to social media to express his feelings.

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He celebrated the happy ending, but warned that São Paulo is bleeding and needs signings so as not to run the risk of being relegated to Série B of the Brasileirão. Baby said the fans will keep an eye on the ‘lazy mercenaries.’ Check out the post:

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