Osmar Stabile details SAFiel meeting, comments on Corinthians women | OneFootball

Corinthians president Osmar Stabile commented on two issues that stirred things up behind the scenes at Parque São Jorge in recent days. The executive spoke about the meeting held with representatives of SAFiel, a project that proposes turning the club’s football department into a Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF), and also addressed the meeting with players from the women’s squad amid the club’s financial issues.

Last Wednesday (26), members of Corinthians’ top leadership met with SAFiel representatives for a conversation that lasted more than three hours. The main goal of the meeting was to discuss points of the project and clear up questions within the club before any possible progress.

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In an interview with the 90 Minutos program, from Metrópoles Esportes, Stabile said that different questions were presented to the creators of SAFiel. Among the points highlighted by the president were the project’s funding model and the role the Corinthians president would have in a possible transformation.

“We asked them several questions. There are some that bother me a lot, the issue of funding, of how, for example, the Corinthians president should conduct himself in this case. We have the Advisory Council (Cori), the Fiscal Council, the Deliberative Council (CD), and we have the club members, and if by any chance a SAF comes in the future, we always have to think about legality. So, it has to go through all the bodies. It takes time, but that’s how it is, it’s the procedure that has to be followed, it’s something that we have to submit to the scrutiny of the Deliberative Council, Cori, the Fiscal Council, and the members,” he said.

The position presented by Stabile aligns with what had already been discussed after the meeting. SAFiel representatives Eduardo Salusse and Carlos Teixeira said that several legal, financial, and corporate questions were raised during the conversation. The group is expected to formally receive those questions and prepare responses before defining the next steps.

Corinthians’ bylaws currently do not establish a specific procedure for transforming the association into a SAF. Because of this, any eventual change would need to go through different internal bodies and comply with the rules related to the club’s assets and legal structure.

SAFiel proposes a model with supporter participation and plans to initially raise R$ 2.5 billion, an amount that could reach R$ 3 billion. Among the goals presented by the project are paying off football-related debts, investing in sports and infrastructure, and implementing a new governance model.

Meeting with the Brabas

In addition to the discussions involving the club’s administrative future, Stabile also met with part of the Corinthians Women’s squad last Tuesday (25). Players, members of the coaching staff, and the department’s director, Iris Sesso, went to Parque São Jorge to speak directly with the president.

The main issue brought up by the players was the two-month delay in payments related to image rights. During the meeting, structural issues within the department were also discussed, as well as the need to expand dialogue between the presidency and women’s football.

According to information from UOL, Stabile committed during the conversation to paying one of the outstanding installments by this Friday (28). The executive reportedly explained that Corinthians is awaiting incoming funds in the coming days in order to make the payment.

The outstanding issues, however, are not limited to image rights. The club also still has unpaid amounts related to bonuses for the 2025 Women’s Libertadores title and for the runner-up finishes in the Copa das Campeãs and the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.

The situation was also addressed publicly by Tamires after the 6-2 rout of Taubaté last Wednesday, in the final round of the first phase of the Paulista Women’s Championship. The full-back confirmed that an apology was made during the conversation and expressed confidence that the payments will be settled.

“We were told that they are going to be settled. There was an apology. They are trying to help Corinthians reorganize itself financially, and we have always been very open with the president. He always listens to us, always receives us, we always have that exchange with him. So, it was important to hear from him as well that he is willing to sort everything out. He always has been, actually, but sometimes it ends up becoming a little more difficult. It was important to know that Corinthians is going to pay us this week or next week and that everything will be sorted out. What matters too is that we win here on the field, do our work every day, so that we can always lead Corinthians to victories and to the top of the championships,” Tamires said.

While waiting for the issues to be resolved, the squad coached by Emily Lima is preparing for a decisive match. Next Monday (31), at 7:15 p.m. Brasília time, Corinthians will visit Cruzeiro at Independência in Belo Horizonte for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Women’s Championship.

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