No more! São Paulo fans say Arboleda must leave after new row | OneFootball

It really seems to have been Arboleda’s final act at São Paulo. Out of contact since Saturday (4), when he failed to report for the match against Cruzeiro, the center-back is in Ecuador and no longer wants to play for Tricolor.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR learned in the early hours of this Sunday (5) that the trigger for the internal crisis involving Arboleda was a reprimand from Rui Costa and Rafinha to the defender after Friday’s training session (3) over social media posts complaining about not being used regularly by coach Roger Machado.

Arboleda was called in for a private conversation after training at the Barra Funda training center and was told to stop it. Roger did not take part in the meeting, nor did he bring the matter to the board. “To be honest, he didn’t even know. They preferred to handle the matter without involving him,” a source heard by AMT said.

And the Tricolor fans are showing that their patience with the defender has run out. In a poll conducted by AMT with nearly 3,000 voters, 74% of São Paulo fans say Tricolor should not keep Arboleda and should negotiate the player’s transfer.

Only 26% of respondents believe the situation can still be turned around and want the Ecuadorian center-back to return to São Paulo.

The club still first needs to get in touch with its player in an attempt to resolve this major problem. After that, it will decide what his future will be. Teams from Brazil and abroad are monitoring the situation, eyeing a deal with São Paulo for the veteran player.

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