Ex-Corinthians finance chief backs SAFIEL project alignment

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·29 ottobre 2025

Ex-Corinthians finance chief backs SAFIEL project alignment

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the morning of this Tuesday, the 28th, Pacaembu was the stage for the official launch of the SAFIEL project, an initiative aiming to promote a complete transformation in the administrative and financial management of the club. The presentation was made by three of the project's creators: Carlos Teixeira (CEO), Maurício Chamati (technology director), and Eduardo Salusse (legal director).

The presentation of the project's details was attended by the press, Corinthians' advisors, and also people who have been part of the club's political life, such as former financial director Rozallah Santoro. The former director stated that his collaborations with the current financial team of Alvinegro are practically nil and shared his first impressions of SAFIEL:

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“Everything we talk about professionalism, everything we talk about governance, everything we talk about efficiency, are things that should guide a constructive conversation about Corinthians. What I was able to witness today was a good initiative, an initiative with foundations, a responsible initiative, and an initiative that, if done in depth, makes perfect sense to be heard and debated.”

He continued. “And whatever we can contribute to building a common understanding and continue evolving the project, I truly, folks, don't care if it's called SAF, if it's not called SAF. What truly concerns me is how we can establish a modernization process for Corinthians while preserving its DNA. That is my main concern. If there is this project to stand up, you can be sure that I will be at the forefront and defend it with all my might”, he stated.

Asked about his alignment with the ideas presented this Saturday and whether there would be support for SAFIEL in a possible electoral candidacy, Rozallah responded: “I didn't come here to talk about candidacy, right. I think it's truly not the time to talk about that. But as I was commenting before, we have a lot of convergence in terms of management principles, governance models, and efficiency challenges. So, I think it's an agenda that professionally, even independently of personal affinities, ends up happening.”

He added, recalling: “In 2018 we proposed in (Felipe) Ezabella's campaign the separation of football from the social club. In 2020, in Mário (Gobbi)'s campaign, we proposed a management structure that if it wasn't the same as that slide, it was 90% similar. So in this part, we converge fully. The challenge is how we converge in the corporate part, in the representativeness part, how we ensure that this will reflect the DNA of democracy and popularity of Corinthians.”

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