A group of Corinthian barras bravas invaded a motel in the city of Sao Paulo on Tuesday and attacked midfielder Luan Guilherme de Jesus VieiraPlayer of the São Paulo team who has not had minutes for several months due to his poor performance.

Brave bars attack player in motel

The incident occurred in a motel.

The attack was confirmed by Corinthians himself, one of the most popular clubs in Brazil but which is currently experiencing a bad moment and is threatened with falling into the relegation zone in the League, in a statement in which it repudiated the «cowardly aggression» and He made his lawyers available to the footballer.

According to the Police, The attackers decided to invade the Caribe motel, located in the Barra Funda neighborhood, after being informed that Luan had entered the establishment and was at a party with five friends and four women.

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According to the police bulletin, beaten, the soccer player suffered minor injuries to his back and did not need to be hospitalized. Luan published hours later on her social networks the image of shorts with blood stains without commenting.

The midfielder, signed by Corinthians in 2020, recently showed a new opportunity to the current coach of the São Paulo team, former Brazilian coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, arguing that he is in physical condition to return to the pitch.

The coach admitted that he does not take advantage of the player, Olympic champion with Brazil in 2016, due to strong pressure from the fans to be expelled from Corinthians.

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Outrage over the attack against Luan

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Corinthians Paulista Sports Club.

The midfielder, who has a contract with the Sao Paulo club until December this year, has not been in the starting lineup since February last year.

In his first two years of contract he played 80 games, in which he scored eleven goals. In the statement that he released, Corinthians said they had «received with sadness and indignation the information that the player Luan was attacked by alleged fans» and who offered him all the necessary support.

In recent weeks, after Corinthians’ premature elimination from the Copa Libertadores and the Paulista Championship, as well as the poor results in the Brazilian Championship, in which it is in 16th place in the standings, the club’s fans have starred in several protests, some not so peaceful.

«After another disgusting case of violence, Corinthians regrets the current moment of intolerance that dominates Brazilian football. Nothing justifies the cowardly aggression suffered by the player,» the note concludes.

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