No way! Corinthians member shamed by opposition banner: “Terrorism” | OneFootball

A Corinthians-supporting member of São Paulo’s social club, who doesn’t even try to hide his regular attendance at the rival’s matches in Itaquera and is notoriously a supporter of former president Julio Casares, stole the spotlight in Tricolor messaging groups this Friday (15). And, of course, made a fool of himself.

Amid a delicate moment for the team and the anticipation surrounding the announcement of Dorival Júnior as the new coach, the “infiltrator” thought it was a good idea to attack the opposition to Harry Massis’ administration. But he used a rather unconventional way to do it. And ended up generating more antipathy than support.

In a WhatsApp group of São Paulo supporters, the Corinthians fan decided to lash out at a banner displayed by the group “Nova Era Tricolor,” made up of members who, since last year, have begun carrying out a series of protests in the social club area calling for the removal of people linked to Casares.

It so happens that one of these banners refers to a sign installed in the box-seat area of Morumbi. And it has become an internal mantra among members: “Here, you only cheer for São Paulo Futebol Clube.”

That seems to have been the reason for the “infiltrator” to rebel so excessively, labeling the outraged São Paulo supporters as “Novo Cangaço,” a reference to criminal gangs that operate by robbing banks in small countryside towns.

“Guys, we need to talk about this group that is actually the NEW CANGAÇO of our Social Club. This little group wants to turn our beloved Social Club into an extension of the Morumbis stands. They want to make our social club a stage for conflict and division — and that cannot be acceptable! How many of us don’t have friends, family, and acquaintances who support other teams? And not just adults, the kids too! And most of them respect São Paulo as much as or even more than many São Paulo supporters who attend our club,” he wrote.

It is worth noting that we intentionally kept the grammatical mistakes here in order to preserve the integrity of the messages.

“I see many members distancing themselves from the club, outraged by this! And the solution is clear: we cannot let members of this New Cangaço be elected this year! It’s very curious that they present themselves as ‘apolitical’ (lol), but their actions speak much louder than their words. WE WILL NEVER ABANDON EACH OTHER!”, he added, giving away the reference, since the phrase used at the end is a clear nod to the rival from the east side.

Questioned and ridiculed, the Corinthians fan then went on to call the protesting noble members terrorists.

“But the bylaws are there for that. Whoever is in here and disrespects SP will suffer the consequences of the bylaws. Simple as that. I soncerely thought this banner was at the very least in poor taste. It borders on intimidation. If that wasn’t the intention, it’s better to rethink the phrases being used to try to express the feelings each person has. It’s not politics… it’s something threatening that is happening at the club. It’s the example I gave of the respectful Palmeiras fan, a friend of the members, whose wife is a São Paulo supporter, for example. Should that guy be driven out of the club? It’s not politics! It’s terrorism,” he said.

The movement to intimidate members who support other clubs gained strength in the last elections, with reports that a Palmeiras supporter and a Santos supporter were elected as council members on slates that backed Casares. In January, a Corinthians fan became a target after making jokes about São Paulo during a barbecue taking place at the same time as the defeat to Palmeiras in the Campeonato Paulista qualifying stage. In the following days, members of organized supporter groups began organizing football matches almost daily at the club to increase vigilance. Even so, it is important to point out that there have never been any recorded cases of assaults against other members.

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