00:00Look, everyone already knows the situation, everyone knows that the situation is a delicate one.
00:04It's been a difficult situation since this administration took over; we were in the second division.
00:11Well, everyone already knows this, there's no need to repeat what's already been said.
00:13We know that what drives Santos today is its name, size, tradition, and credibility.
00:20that President Marcelo and his family generally have, not only in football, but in general,
00:25so that we can make some moves, but the situation is very difficult.
00:30But there's no escaping it; everyone has been aware of it for quite some time now.
00:36To clarify that what happened on Sunday was a pre-arranged, agreed-upon meeting.
00:40that the board had told them after the Botafogo match, we spoke with the captain.
00:47and it was the responsibility of the board to talk to him so that, on Sunday, we could go there,
00:52To present the situation transparently to them, explaining the difficulties and how we are trying to resolve them.
00:58which is the first time this administration, since taking over, has done so, even in Série B,
01:02which brought us a little closer to the financial situation of non-payment,
01:11But they trust us; at no point should we congratulate this group.
01:16who at no point stopped working, you can see here, you can see the good atmosphere,
01:22Of course, there has to be responsibility; the president himself, I, and everyone involved are thinking about this a lot.
01:30They are bothered and trying to resolve the situation, but Santos' situation is a difficult one.
01:36We've already talked about this here, but things will work out, we have a lot of faith in everyone involved.
01:42In terms of achieving that, I think Santos' biggest difficulty is revenue; we have to have the capacity...
01:48We professionals assume my responsibility to generate revenue here.
01:52to help President Marcelo with what is perhaps the most difficult issue involving Santos Futebol Clube.
01:59First, the president was there on Saturday, he spent Saturday with us, but he couldn't be on Sunday.
02:02And it was agreed that our consultant from the Finance side, Alexandre Cobra, would go, along with myself and...
02:11Marcelinho.
02:12So the president spent all of Saturday there with us; he couldn't be there on Sunday.
02:16But it was, as previously agreed, pre-arranged.
02:18Secondly, you're not going to solve years and years and years of debt in one year, sorry.
02:24Maybe not in two, maybe not in three, if you take the examples, and we have to base ourselves on that.
02:29in many examples
02:30of important cases that exist in Brazilian football, and world football, but in Brazilian football,
02:35I was with Flamengo for more than six years, and with Palmeiras, I was involved with them for five years.
02:39To start seeing positive results, what Santos has been doing is getting organized.
02:47And it won't happen overnight.
02:49The top priority is to get our house in order, to get everyone here in order.
02:52To make it clear that all employees are up to date with their payments and are in compliance with labor laws (CLT).
02:57We have a little bit of an agreement regarding image rights.
03:01And our top priority, despite the fact that we know the anxiety,
03:05Ah, I need to hire, so our top priority here is to resolve what we need to resolve internally.
03:10Under no circumstances can we go around paying for transfers, showers, etc.
03:15and not tidy up in here.
03:16So, our priority, the president's top priority since he took office,
03:19It's about keeping the house on time.
03:20I repeat, this is the first time in two and a half years that the problem has lasted a little longer.
03:26In the image, the CLT (Brazilian labor law), I repeat, is up to date.
03:29And we're going to prioritize payments here internally.
03:32Having the right atmosphere here, complete confidence in the coaching staff and the team,
03:35Complete trust in them,
03:37and in Cuca's ability to reinvent himself with the players he already has.
03:42We know, we're in football, we're here, we know the potential shortcomings.
03:47But we need to have the ability and creativity to fill those gaps with what we have here.
03:52Because the situation is complicated, and we repeat, our priority is to pay here.
03:57What is overdue and maintain.
03:58Because it's not just a matter of paying; some money came in and you pay what's overdue, no,
04:01But then we have the month of July, the month of August, the month of September, the month of October.
04:05So it's about remaining calm so that we have a chance, together with the fans,
04:11To make this year better than it was, and so it goes.
04:14The project started in the second division, had the obligation to get promoted, and got promoted as champions.
04:20Last year, despite all the difficulties, we managed to secure a spot in the Copa Sudamericana.
04:26This year we're in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs, we advanced to the next phase of the Copa do Brasil,
04:31which is perhaps the most important significant national result after the Libertadores final,
04:36which was to be in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, getting past Curitiba.
04:39And we want more, we will do everything possible to advance to the next phases.
04:45And in the Brazilian Championship, we're stuck in that middle group, which is where we don't want to be.
04:48We want to have the peace of mind to put Santos a little higher up the table.
04:54And in the step-by-step process, organizing ourselves on the field and answering your question again,
05:00Off the field, it's a medium- to long-term job, and there's no magic bullet for it.
05:05And there's no other way to do it; time will tell, and things will always come together.
