Santos beat Bahia in the last round of the Brasileirão, but the game was in the background during Odair Hellmann’s press conference; ‘Bauermann case’ was the focus
Odair Hellmann vented about Edward Bauermann and his involvement in the case of match fixing in Brazilian football. The defender of saints is a defendant in the Penalidade Máxima II investigation, which has been led by the Public Ministry of Goiás. The defender was removed from the squad close to the day of the game against bahiawhich was held last Wednesday, the 10th, and took everyone by surprise.
Even during a press conference, Odair Hellmann did not hide his astonishment with Eduardo Bauermann. He said he has known the defender since he was a child and avoided judging the attitude of the Santos defender. According to the coach of Peixe, the defender has to be investigated in the best possible way and that he fulfills the punishment given to him.
“I’ve known Eduardo since he was 10, 12 years old. He is a companion, an athlete that you also know. You also have a perception of it. When it is judged, associated, proven, that it pays its penalty, has the responsibility and it serves us all. That’s a part. The other part is that we have to move on. We have to move on. We are professionals and we go ahead“, he stated.
Last Wednesday, the 10th, was historic for Brazilian football. Players from teams like Cruzeiro, Fluminense, Athletico-PR and América-MG were sidelined for alleged participation in match-fixing. With that, the coach of Santos was unable to escape the subject and analyzed the situation of the national sport as a whole. According to him, it is necessary to punish those involved in this type of crime.
“It’s sad. Sad for all of us. What ends up happening is that there is a situation where everyone goes to the same package. The relationships. In a little while, a situation begins to arise on the social network that he made. It creates discomfort, an environment. We need to punish the culprits, take this as an example and move on. What can be done to prevent this from happening again, in addition to serious and severe punishment for those who committed what they did at the end of the trial?“, he explained.
We just can’t start drawing lessons now, otherwise we won’t stop, we won’t take the next step. We need to take the next step, all together. This will make a difference for football. If we remain in doubt, we all lose. There must be punishment for those who need to be punished“, finished.
Source: sportbuzz
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