📹 Luiz Gustavo slams all after São Paulo’s Maracanã humiliation, watch | OneFootball

This Thursday (27th), São Paulo suffered, quite simply, its worst defeat in the history of the Brasileirão by losing 6-0 to Fluminense at the Maracanã.

This historic result matches the 7-1 loss against Vasco in 2001.

Leaving the field, Luiz Gustavo - tricolor captain - gave a tough interview to the SporTV channel.

The experienced midfielder did not shy away from the responsibility of the players who were on the field at Maracanã, but he also called out São Paulo's management.

📹 See Luiz Gustavo's outburst below!

"I am someone who, since I was born, learned to be honest. Nothing happens by chance. Today was not by chance. São Paulo is another institution that I learned to love, learned to respect, but unfortunately, we have to start telling the truth.

The people who need to start taking responsibility for some situations are out here showing their faces. The blame is ours. We, the players, who messed up today, sorry for the word, but I think this club is a very big club, a club that deserves to finally start having direction, a clear plan, what we want from the beginning to the end of a season, what we want as people here in this club.

I don't know what I'm going to do with my life, it doesn't matter much, but I will leave with my head held high. And head held high, for me, is being sincere, being honest, apologizing to the fans, to everyone, but one thing is certain: it's time for São Paulo to start showing the faces of those who need to take responsibility.

Everyone has the responsibility to take on, from top to bottom, so that this club can really become something great in football again.

Man, I learned in my life that when I make a mistake, I come here, speak, apologize, reflect on what I have to do better. There are things... I arrived at the club two years ago, but there are people who have been here much longer than I have, living the same situation, the same situation. It can't go on, it's over. I am someone who lives to improve, to evolve. I hope this club evolves. A passionate club, a giant club, much bigger than anyone here, but it really needs people to dot the i's so that this can continue to evolve as everyone expects."

After the explosive interview, Rui Costa, São Paulo's football executive, spoke about the club's situation.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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