Coach Cuca commented on the cases of Daniel Alves and Robinho, both convicted of sexual abuse outside the country. In a press interview, the commander of the Athletico Paranaense He said he would be one more in the movement against violence against women.
For the column of journalist Diogo Dantas, the coach, who had annulled his case of abuse against a teenager, did not want to make a judgment of value on Brazilian cases.
"My process has been annulled, but not for that – or much less for that – I feel comfortable commenting on this topic. However, in my reflections, and during my last press conference, I said, and I keep saying, that silence is a form of cowardice. Robinho and Daniel Alves were top players. I admired them in the field. Athletically, they were big. I used to coach both of them," he started.
"In the legal field, it is up to Justice to judge and give the verdict. And to us, to deliver. In the moral field, the game is another. In this moral field, I have left what I understand as a privilege, which is to be able to seek some way of helping in transformation. How? Talking about the subject, educating me, seeking and proposing information and knowledge, creating and participating in effective actions outside and within the field," he continued.
"We live a historical time where we men need to rebuild what it is to be a man and fight once and for all any violence against women. I'm just starting to do that, and the moment they're even with Justice I'll be ready to, if you want, give them what I've learned by then. And with that we inspire the kids with good examples. Because, with only goals and titles, it is not enough," he concluded.
