Spindel reveals behind-the-scenes of his toughest spell at Flamengo

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·8 octobre 2025

Spindel reveals behind-the-scenes of his toughest spell at Flamengo

Pedro was assaulted by Jorge Sampaoli's assistant during a game in Belo Horizonte

Bruno Spindel left Flamengo after long periods as an executive of the red-black team. Thus, the former director of the "Mais Querido" commented that the most difficult crisis to handle at Mengão was the assault on the forward Pedro, in 2023.

— I think the most difficult crisis was the assault on Pedro. It was very difficult to make decisions, give full support to Pedro, smooth out all the edges to get back to work. Obviously, there were consequences, the team was flying at that moment, we had just had an impeccable performance against Grêmio and broke the taboo with Atlético-MG. The crisis happened the way it did and derailed the work. It was the most difficult crisis and the one with the most consequences —, said Bruno Spindel.

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— The first thing Braz and I did was to give full support to Pedro. We conducted the actions that needed to be conducted. We provided support at the police station to Pedro, talked with his father and the agents. We had conversations with Pedro and the agents to smooth things over. It was a very difficult situation. We gave all the support to Pedro for him to reintegrate, and Pablo was dismissed. We tried to get the work back on track, but there was a fracture in all relationships. It had its consequences —, he concluded, in an interview with ‘GE’.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT?

In July 2023, Pedro was assaulted by Jorge Sampaoli's physical trainer, Pablo Fernández, with a punch to the face, after the 2-1 victory over Atlético-MG. Thus, the news spread throughout Brazil and generated a major internal crisis at Flamengo.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?

Thus, Flamengo had to take measures to calm the environment. As a result, Pablo Fernández was dismissed by the red-black team shortly after the incident. On the other hand, Pedro remained with the group.

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