Episode with Gabigol exposes divergences and widens rift with CBF

The episode that culminated with the Gabigol’s absence from Curitiba, location of Flamengo’s match against Coritiba, for the Copa do Brasil, added more fuel to the fire in an environment already contaminated by misunderstandings and disagreements. The club’s football leadership is angry with the striker and with its own medical department.

The case began with a contact from the CBF to advise that Gabigol had an edema. The entity presented an exam that was considered inconclusive by Flamengo, which asked for the athlete’s reintroduction. He didn’t show up in Curitiba. The behind-the-scenes versions are different for each side of the story.

The CBF issued a note with the information, but physician Márcio Tannure, head of the club’s medical department, was surprised because there was an agreement for the parties to debate the matter.

But the point is that Gabigol claims that the red-black doctor released him not to introduce himself. To the red-black directors, the doctor did not say clearly that the shirt 9 had been released by him, and this motivated a statement from the club, which blamed Gabigol for the absence.

The noise in the communication deeply irritated the football leadership, who saw in the episode a lack of pulse from the professional to demand the athlete’s presentation, although this is an attribution of the direction. In Flamengo’s understanding, the exam done with the CBF is absolutely inconclusive and an image exam would be decisive.

In São Paulo, the top scorer found himself in the middle of the imbroglio, while Fla realized that they would not have their main player in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. Therefore, the soccer team is very angry with Gabriel and intends to fine him. There is a certain wear and tear on the player at the club.

It is not new that the doctors at Flamengo find themselves in check in Gávea. Serial injuries in 2020 generated changes in the sector and a lot of mistrust about the work that was being carried out. With the title of Brazilian, the situation cooled down, but old wounds resurfaced now.

Sought out, the rubro-negra press office informed that it would not comment further on the case at this time. The scorer’s advisors maintained the position sent on Thursday, which states that “the medical departments of Flamengo and CBF shared examinations and diagnoses in relation to Gabi’s injury, which pointed to a muscle edema. With that, the medical department of Flamengo Flamengo vetoed Gabriel for the match against Coritiba“.

This split was not restricted to the internal environment: the story only worsens the relationship between rubro-negros and CBF. If the consecutive calls and injuries to Rodrigo Caio and Gabriel were not enough, Fla is on a war footing because of the Copa America. Last year, Tannure and Rodrigo Lasmar (a CBF doctor) had already exchanged barbs for disagreements about Pedro’s clinical condition.

on thursday night, the club’s lawyers filed an unnamed measure with the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD). The cariocas ask for the immediate stoppage of the Brazilian and claim that the General Regulation of Competitions, which provides for balance and equality between clubs, is being disrespected.

Flamengo claims that it was ignored for nine days by the entity, which would not have responded to questions about the break in the tournament. Rubro-negro understands that the stoppage caused by the Copa América-19 (also in Brazil) should be repeated.

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