Luciano: Threats to family, celebrates 100 São Paulo goals | OneFootball

Luciano made a serious revelation this Saturday after São Paulo's 2-0 victory over Bahia at Morumbis, during the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. The number 10 was the one who opened the scoring, netting his 100th goal for the club, and he vented about threats his family received during the team's rough patch this season.

“I think that when the fans criticize me, I see that I can improve. There’s no such thing as a perfect player, except Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Neymar. I’m not going to talk about other players who could be helping us. I’ll talk about myself. I’m a player who takes care of myself. If I have an injury, any little problem, I don’t leave the game, I stay in the game. So, I think some fans go too far. I’d much rather they come to me and criticize me than threaten my family,” said Luciano.

“There are São Paulo fans who threaten my family, threaten my wife, say they know where I live. That’s not cool, because my wife gets scared. How can I go to work with my wife afraid? I have two daughters. The fans need to understand that at the club it’s not just Luciano, Luciano is here to help, but many times I won’t be able to help. I’ll face anyone for São Paulo. I have 100 goals here and a lot of people still doubt my work. The fan who doesn’t like me will have to like me at some point,” he added.

Luciano joined a select group of only 20 athletes with at least 100 goals for São Paulo. Coincidentally, the last player to reach this milestone was Rogério Ceni, who on Saturday watched everything from the sidelines, but as the opposing coach.

“Fans have the right to demand, to boo, to do whatever they want, because they pay for tickets, they face difficulties to come here. When the result doesn’t come, they have that right. 95 years of history of the greatest club in the world, entering the top 20 players who reached 100 goals shows that I work hard, that even when things don’t go well, I’m here. Wearing the São Paulo shirt is very difficult, I’m very happy. Now I’m going to celebrate with my family, with my wife,” he continued.

Finally, Luciano assured that he does not intend to leave the club, despite the harsh criticism he has received in recent weeks.

“Every time I go through a rough patch here at São Paulo, people start saying things. They said that people close to me said I didn’t want to stay at the club. I never said any of that to anyone. The only person who knows what I want is my wife. I’m very happy, even when I’m criticized, my teammates and family help me a lot. I’m very happy here. I have one more year on my contract and I hope to fulfill it,” he concluded.

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