Traitor! São Paulo's excuse for Arboleda's return: nobody wanted him | OneFootball

São Paulo officially announced this Wednesday (24) the definitive reintegration of center-back Arboleda into the squad, after an intense dispute between both sides that, according to the club, had no other solution but this.

The Ecuadorian defender spent nearly a month missing in his home country after abandoning Tricolor without giving any real explanation and even worrying people close to him. Since the beginning of May, Arboleda had been following an individual training schedule at the Barra Funda training center under the supervision of club staff, aiming at physical improvement, after receiving a financial penalty proportional to the number of days he was absent from his professional duties.

Over the course of this week, Arboleda met with the board, the coaching staff, and the group of players, and underwent several evaluations, proving fit to be reinserted into the team’s routine.

According to what AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR learned, Arboleda met with the squad and the training center staff, apologized for his act of indiscipline, and was met with applause. Yes, the center-back was applauded and celebrated by his teammates, even after letting them down.

São Paulo explained that, ‘in light of this context, and after evaluating the disciplinary, human, professional, and sporting aspects involved, the club considers reintegration the most appropriate measure at this time,’ Tricolor announced in an official statement.

On Tuesday (23), the center-back posted a video on his social media apologizing to the fans and admitting he was wrong. He said he is going through personal problems and even mentioned experiencing depression in recent months. Watch the full video at the end of the article.

Arboleda appealed to mental health and used depression as the reason for his lack of character and total carelessness toward the club he has represented for nearly ten years in order to do what he did.

The center-back seems to forget the videos that circulated during his disappearance in Ecuador, in which he appeared extremely happy, drinking and laughing with friends. A hard situation to believe for someone supposedly suffering from severe depression, which I personally do not believe happened. And I’ll explain why.

Meanwhile, he also notified the club, demanding his reintegration into the squad, or measures would be taken. Tricolor also tried to get rid of the player, but obviously no club is foolish enough to pay what is being asked for an athlete with countless cases of indiscipline.

At São Paulo, he wore rival Palmeiras’ shirt to ‘settle a bet in his country,’ had countless delays in reporting back to the club, especially when he was in his home country. In Brazil, he has accumulated several legal cases of various kinds. He had debts paid off by Tricolor, which has him among the highest-paid names in the squad.

And finally, he simply abandoned the club without giving any explanation, and only resumed contact after heavy insistence from his staff. He is also not playing in the World Cup because he was simply kicked out by his national team’s country after showing up with an underage young woman from the Ecuador team at a nightclub.

I could write much more here about the disgraced center-back, but the truth is only one: both sides tried for a split, but found no way forward. So the burden fell on São Paulo, which, if it had really evaluated the ‘disciplinary, human, and professional aspects,’ would certainly have sent Arboleda where he belongs: out on the street, or to a psychological treatment facility.

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