Rafinha post enjoying time off sparks anger among São Paulo fans | OneFootball

A recent post by former full-back Rafinha on his social media drew negative reactions from São Paulo fans.

The club official shared a video showing family moments at a leisure complex, accompanied by the caption: “Starting the vacation in the best way and in the best place.”

Given the club’s current squad restructuring period and the approaching opening of the transfer window, fans interpreted the post as a sign that he was stepping away from his executive duties.

The club’s board, however, clarified that the break in question referred to his children’s school vacation and that the footage had been recorded last Sunday (5), on his day off.

Rafinha, who serves as sporting manager and has been acting as interim executive football manager since Rui Costa’s dismissal, kept his usual work schedule at the Barra Funda training center both on the day of the post and on the following days.

Institutional evidence and history of questions

As both an institutional and personal response to the backlash generated on the digital platform, new updates were posted to reaffirm that he was keeping up with his work schedule.

The official posted a story showing him leaving the training center at night.

São Paulo’s communications department released official training images in which the executive appears in technical discussions on the edge of the pitch with head coach Dorival Júnior and assistant Lucas Silvestre. In addition, the workday was partially opened to journalists in the morning, and Rafinha greeted members of the press.

This was not the first episode of public scrutiny involving the executive’s routine during the break in the national calendar for the World Cup.

During the group stage of the world tournament, the former player worked as a guest commentator on Grupo Globo broadcasts, sparking debate on social media about his focus on his duties at Morumbi.

At that time, the club stressed that the analysis work was done from the broadcaster’s studios in Brazil, with no harm to or overlap with his daily commitments to São Paulo’s football department. After Rui Costa’s departure, Rafinha fully stepped away from his work with the media group.

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