The convictions of
Dani Alves
and
Robinho
for sexual abuse shook the football world. On March 20, it was announced that the former
Real Madrid
player must serve his sentence in
Tremembé
, the famous prison, in Brazil. On the other hand, the former
Barcelona
player was provisionally released after paying 1.1 million euros in bail, after more than a year behind bars.
One of those who spoke on the subject was a former teammate of the two on the Brazil national team:
Felipe Melo
. The midfielder was blunt and said in an interview with Globo Sporte:
"I have a 15-year-old daughter. If they had done it with my daughter, I don't think I would be here to give them this interview."
The Fluminense player shared the squad with the two convicted in the
2010 World Cup in South Africa
. He explained that "no one is obliged to talk about it," but that he does it "
because he has no problem
" and added: "I think we have to respect human beings,
women
and men."
He also explained what the moment was when he learned the news: "It comes like a bomb, but
they have to pay for what they did
. If they are convicted, they will have to pay for it."
Felipe Melo
hopes that this serves as an example so that these cases do not continue to occur.
However, he hopes that once they serve their sentence they can be
"
resocialized
.
"
"This is very serious. You have to pay, and after you pay the fine and leave, you have to be resocialized," but he anticipates that it is very likely that they will
no longer be able to play football
.
"They can't close the doors either, because they have paid. By the law of men, they have paid.
They have to pay
," said the
American
champion in relation to the possibility that they can once again be part of a society.
Dani Alves was released on parole after paying one million euros. Photo: EFE.
On the other hand, he referred to Dani Alves' release on bail. "I don't think it's enough time.
Daniel Alves is already out of jail
. I don't think it's enough time for someone who
did this to a woman
. Imagine the girl's feelings," Melo said.
The player concluded the interview with a reflection: "We cannot get into anyone's head.
We do have the duty to educate our children
, and this also has a lot to do with education. Educate our sons and daughters so that this does not happen." happen.”
Felipe Melo
's statements
join those of
Danilo
in the run-up to the match between Brazil
and England, this Saturday, when she called on the senior team and the youth teams to "become aware of these situations so that they do not happen again" and to reflect on a situation that
all women experience
.