Cuiabá demand R$1m from São Paulo over under-20 player blunder | OneFootball

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·14 Oktober 2025

Cuiabá demand R$1m from São Paulo over under-20 player blunder

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Cuiabá has filed a complaint against São Paulo with the CNRD (National Dispute Resolution Chamber) of the CBF this Monday (13th), alleging a ‘default’ on a R$ 1 million fine that the Morumbi club was supposed to pay for the irregular fielding of a youth player loaned by the Mato Grosso team.

Forward Gustavo Santana was brought onto the field in the last six minutes of the 1-1 draw between the teams on June 11th, during the Brazilian Under-20 Championship.


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According to Cuiabá, the loan contract includes a clause charging R$ 1 million for using the player in matches involving both teams, including in youth categories.

The information was reportedly ignored by São Paulo, which did not consider the agreement valid for competitions other than professional ones.

Curiously, Santana’s loan to São Paulo was made with a purchase clause set at R$ 700,000 for 70% of his rights. In other words, Tricolor will pay more in compensation to Cuiabá than for the actual permanent acquisition.

Speaking to the portal ‘Globo Esporte‘, Cristiano Dresch, president of Cuiabá, emphasized that now he will only negotiate the definitive sale of the promising player if the Morumbi club settles the compensation.

“São Paulo argued that, since it was a youth competition, there would be no problem in fielding the player. But on the contrary, the Brazilian Under-20 Championship is far from being just a youth competition. All the athletes competing in the tournament are professionals. São Paulo itself has sold under-20 players for very high amounts, some for 10 or 12 million euros, who never even played for the main team,” he said.

“The contract made it very clear that he could not play against any Cuiabá team. They ended up fielding the player. The CNRD has very slow deadlines, so now we have to wait. We have already filed the action, São Paulo has responded, and we are awaiting the judgment,” the Cuiabá executive added to the website.

Santana, 20 years old, played 33 matches for São Paulo in 2025, scoring nine goals in the Paulista for the category. A product of Santos’ youth academy and with experience in the under-20 and professional squads of São Bernardo, the forward played for Cuiabá in 2024, between the Brazilian Under-20 and Copa FMF.

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