President Lula briefly left his political agenda to speak about soccer. Speaking of Corinthians, his favourite crew – particularly goalkeeper Cássio, who left the São Paulo membership for Cruzeiro:
“I believe Cássio is a good participant, he is an effective goalkeeper. They had been the very best Corinthians he had. But it is a factor in life, there got here a time when he obtained drained. He was bored with the Corinthians and the Corinthians had been bored with him. It was vital for him to stroll within the pleasant method he did. He nonetheless has a shiny future. God desires him to reach Cruzeiro,” Lula advised reporters at Palácio do Planalto.
At the age of 36, Cássio was on the finish of his contract at Timão and was attempting to make his instant departure potential. He stated goodbye to the São Paulo membership final Saturday (18/5), with a press convention and tributes on the Parque São Jorge.
The Corinthian board tried to barter the statue’s keep, which he refused and made a verbal settlement with Raposa.
In complete, Cássio has performed 712 video games in a black and white shirt, along with successful 9 titles, together with the Libertadores (2012), the World Cup (2012) and the Brazilian Championship twice (2015 and 2017).
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