Corinthians ordered to pay ex-pivot over R$1m, may appeal

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·25 febbraio 2026

Corinthians ordered to pay ex-pivot over R$1m, may appeal

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Corinthians was sentenced by the Labor Court, in the first instance and with the possibility of appeal, to pay R$ 1.223 million to former player Allan Barreto, who wore the Corinthians jersey in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The athlete officially announced his retirement in February 2025, due to a knee injury. The information was initially reported by ge.globo.

In her ruling, substitute magistrate Taiguer Lucia Duarte, from the 32nd Labor Court of São Paulo, understood that Allan Barreto's injury should be considered a work accident, as it permanently prevented the player from continuing his professional career, according to the judicial expertise of the case.

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In the lawsuit, Allan Barreto stated that on October 27, 2022, he suffered a meniscus injury in his right knee and, despite being injured, was forced by Corinthians to continue playing, which allegedly worsened the injury and consequently required three surgical procedures. The number of surgeries led the former player to hang up his boots.

In the first-instance decision, the judge accepted the athlete's claims for compensation related to moral and existential damages – each around R$ 50,000: “The total and permanent incapacity to perform the profession of futsal athlete – an activity to which the claimant (Allan) dedicated years of training, discipline, and career building – represents an abrupt and irreversible break in his professional path. This is a loss that goes beyond the subjective suffering compensated as moral damage and characterizes, based on its own elements, existential damage, as it affects personal fulfillment and the sense of professional identity,” stated the magistrate of the case.

Additionally, Taiguer also recognized the former player's right to receive a pension as compensation for material damages, referring to what Allan lost and/or failed to earn due to the premature end of his career. Thus, Corinthians will have to compensate the athlete with a pension equivalent to 100% of the salaries he would have received until the age of 40. Currently, he is 36 years old.

In the judge’s determination, Corinthians will have to pay the pension in a single installment, with a 30% deduction on the amounts related to installments close to maturity. According to ge.globo, the amount should be around R$ 800,000. Including compensation for the stability period (around R$ 100,000) and labor amounts related to the recognition of image rights as salary, the total reaches exactly R$ 1.223 million.

In its defense, the Alvinegro contested the occurrence of the work accident and argued that the athlete's injury was linked to a degenerative process, meaning it was not related to the activity performed by the athlete. Furthermore, the Alvinegro disagreed with the medical examination conducted during the process.

In a statement about the conviction, Corinthians stated that it does not comment on ongoing processes. Both parties, with the player represented by Ivania Garcia, have filed appeals that will be judged in the second instance by the Regional Labor Court of the 2nd Region (TRT-2). With the Corinthians jersey, he scored 12 goals in 35 matches, having won the National Futsal League (LNF) with the club in 2022.

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