THINGS OF AMAPÁ - MEMORY OF AMAPAENSE FOOTBALL
INDEPENDENTE ESPORTE CLUBE - 1982
I, Acelino Ferreira, at the Glicério ...Marques Stadium in 1982, before the game against Juventus from Acre, in the decision of the Copa da Amazônia group stage that year. It was a game in which we defeated the powerful Acre team 1-0, with a goal from Aluizio Tupã, which earned us the title of group champions, qualifying us to decide the Copa da Amazônia championship against Ferroviário from Rondônia.
But, days later, we were surprised by the news that Juventus had filed a complaint with the STJD, claiming that we had used an ineligible player: Tadeu Abucather, better known as Fogoió or boiadeiro.
They say this was only possible thanks to the bad faith and greed of a certain official (I prefer not to mention their name as I have no proof) from Independente, who passed the information to the Juventus management in exchange for large sums of money. The claim was that Independente had registered Tadeu after the deadline. The person responsible for the registration was precisely the mentioned official.
Conclusion: We lost the spot and the right to decide the Copa da Amazônia title, on a technicality. Things of football, and the infamous "mala preta" (bribery).