Board chief drops Casares ally, picks opposition ‘leader’ | OneFootball

In April, five advisors were appointed to the committee responsible for assessing the impact of the historic deficit recorded by São Paulo in 2024. The initial expectation was that, being all five members of the situation, the resulting report would have a moderate character, minimizing the severity of the problem, but the document produced was critical, pointing out flaws clearly, albeit with some minor concessions. It was, on the whole, a correct assessment of the club's delicate financial situation in the first half of this year.

The report was never officially published. Perhaps precisely because of this harder content, it remained stored until, last month, the portal 'Globo Esporte' had access to its content.

On Wednesday (1), however, the advisor Dáurio Speranzini Júnior, pointed out as the main responsible for the text, was dismissed from the commission, by decision of the president of the Deliberative Council, Olten Ayres de Abreu Júnior.

No justification was disclosed, not even within the club, but sources consulted by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR and partner ANOTAÇÕES TRICOLORES (learn more about the work by clicking here) believe that both the tone of the report and Speranzini's resistance to the equity investment fund (FIP) that President Júlio Casares intends to create in Cotia weighed in.

The relationship between them did not seem good. Despite being part of the same political group, disagreements were accumulating, and reports indicate that they had at least one more heated discussion.

Speranzini's dismissal seemed to confirm a predictable movement: that of lack of transparency, a recurring practice in the administrative conduct of São Paulo. But the story took an unexpected turn. To everyone's surprise, it was announced that Flavio Marques will fill the open spot on the committee.

He is one of the voices that have been most visible in opposition to the current president, with solid experience in finance and, above all, a rare public stance in the closed environment of the Council: on his website, he publishes periodic analyses about the club's situation, albeit limited by the statutory ties that restrict what can be revealed. Within the walls of Morumbi, this is an almost subversive stance: giving direct answers to the fans.

It is, therefore, a choice that contradicts the pattern of the current management, and, for this reason, it draws attention.

Marques has a history of seriousness and clarity, characteristics that make him a heavy piece for an organ that, even without decision-making power, can suggest paths and point out risks.

If the idea was to replace a critical voice with a more malleable one, the effect was the opposite: the commission gained someone who will hardly omit themselves in the face of errors or questionable practices.

There is no way to predict whether this appointment will bring concrete results, but it is a gesture that deserves to be recorded for its uniqueness.

In today's São Paulo, where backstage maneuvers and little explained decisions prevail, giving space to an opposition figure, respected for technical competence and accountability, is a rare breath of transparency. May it not be an isolated point, but rather the beginning of a movement that puts the club on the path of responsibility and reconstruction.

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