Tevez recalls fights from the time of Corinthians: “Almost one a week”

One of the great recent idols of Corinthians, Carlitos Tevez recalled this Friday, the 10th, his passage through Brazilian football, which took place between 2005 and 2006. With accumulated controversies in the period, the Argentine said that he has more stories than are known, since fights took place “practically every week” in workouts.

“I fought about five times in Brazil, but they only saw one. But it was almost one (fight) a week“, said the player, who explained: “I was practically the first Argentine to go to Brazil. He was more charged than the Brazilians. He was the first Argentine in a locker room where they charged you more, it wasn’t easy. Everyone looked at me in the corner, it wasn’t easy (…) They beat me in training. The fight you saw was because you lifted me up“.

Afterwards, the former striker said that, over time, he managed to win over his teammates. Among the great friendships he established at Timão, Concrete is the most outstanding, with compatriots still Mascherano It is Seba Dominguezwho arrived some time after the former number 10 of the club.

“Then they started to trust me. When we played against Palmeiras, I approached the president (Alberto Dualib) and told him to double the prize. If we win, you pay double the prize (..) I approached the guys and said that the president said that. And the guys were enjoying that they would have twice as much. If we won, the president would pay the following week. And we started winning with that team, double the prize. triple the prize“, he added to “ESPN”, from Argentina.

In Brazil, Tevez had a great spell at Corinthians, where he was Brazilian champion in 2005, being elected the best player in the competition, in addition to being the highlight of remarkable moments such as the 7-1 defeat of saints. Retired since last year, the Argentine coached central rosary for a few months, but was eventually fired.