Goalkeeper sues Flamengo's Lucas Paquetá, portal says

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·31 marzo 2026

Goalkeeper sues Flamengo's Lucas Paquetá, portal says

João Eduardo Lago Magalhães took Paquetá to court

Flamengo midfielder Lucas Paquetá has become the target of a lawsuit filed by goalkeeper João Eduardo Lago Magalhães, 23. The keeper is suing the red-and-black player for allegedly not receiving a salary of R$ 1,000 per month. The player also says he was not registered in his employment record despite having played for the Paquetá Sports seven-a-side team for ten months. In addition to the unpaid wages, he is also seeking bonuses for wins, vacation pay, and contributions to the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS).

In the first ruling, Paquetá came out on top. However, on March 9, the goalkeeper appealed and is seeking R$ 66,000 in labor payments and fines, as well as compensation for moral damages. There is still no date for the new trial. Despite his persistence, the situation does not look good for João.

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The goalkeeper tried to prove that he played for Paquetá Sports with training photos posted on social media and text messages, but the 12th Labor Court of Rio de Janeiro of TRT-1 found that the images were not enough. João insists that he played for the team from September 2023 to July 2024.

SO, WHAT DID JOÃO SAY?

João told Metrópoles that the work schedule was Monday to Friday, six hours a day, with a salary set at R$ 1,320. The goalkeeper said he did not sign an employment contract, nor were the agreed amounts formally recorded.

“The payment itself was not that interesting to me. The payment was the minimum we had agreed on: R$ 1,000 as a kind of allowance, right? The issue is that we were also supposed to receive 10% for each game won, and the games were worth at least R$ 20,000. I stayed more because of the game payments. (…) There was no contract, no (formalization). What existed is what appears in the case file: the messages, the agreements…,” João Lago said. “The term ‘training’ by itself does not tend to indicate a typical employment relationship, reinforcing that mere participation in training activities alone does not constitute the subordination or regularity necessary for an employment bond. This circumstance shows that the claim of constructive dismissal is contradicted by his own conduct, reinforcing the insufficiency of evidence for recognizing the employment relationship and the labor consequences sought,” labor judge Gustavo Farah Correa wrote.

AFTER ALL, WHO ARE THE OTHER TARGETS OF THE LAWSUIT?

In addition to Lucas Paquetá, João also sued the Flamengo midfielder’s mother and brother, Cristiane Tolentino Coelho and Matheus Paquetá, as well as the companies Paquetá 10 Esportes Ltda and LPaquetá Agenciamento em Esporte Ltda. In short, the team representing the Mengão midfielder has not commented on the case.

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