Thiago Maia saga: Internacional ordered to pay Flamengo over debt | OneFootball

Internacional Did Not Pay Flamengo for Thiago Maia

After a year and a half of ‘default’, Internacional has finally been sentenced for failing to pay Flamengo for the purchase of Thiago Maia, which took place at the beginning of last year. The club from Rio Grande do Sul received the penalty from the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD) of the CBF, where Mengo filed the complaint in November of last year.

WHAT DOES THE RULING SAY?

WHAT CAN INTERNACIONAL DO?

Despite the harsh defeat, Internacional can still appeal. As for Flamengo, even with the victory, the club believes that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) takes too long with these proceedings. And Rubro-Negro believes the situation will drag on, since the club from Rio Grande do Sul is expected to seek to overturn the result.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE THIAGO MAIA CASE?

In February of last year, Flamengo negotiated Thiago Maia to Internacional for 4 million euros in ten installments (R$ 21 million at the exchange rate at the time). However, the club from Rio Grande do Sul did not pay a single installment. Thus, Rubro-Negro reported the opponent to the CNRD in November.

During this period, Internacional tried to sell Thiago Maia to Santos, profiting from the deal even without having spent a single real on the player. Outraged, Flamengo blocked the transaction, even after the midfielder had already arrived in the coastal city of São Paulo for medical exams. Without Fla’s ‘ok’, the player returned to Porto Alegre.

WHAT WAS INTERNACIONAL'S FIRST PUNISHMENT?

As a defaulter, Internacional ‘paid the price’ this August, when they faced Flamengo in the round of 16 of the Libertadores. With Thiago Maia on the field in both matches, o Mais Querido won 3-0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition.

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