Rodolfo Moura, Jardel’s assistant at Sporting: “I advised him to do good whenever others tried to lead him toward evil.” – Sporting

Super Mario, in an interview with Record, admitted that he is “forever grateful” for the former physical therapist’s support in his fight against addiction

For this reason, our newspaper also spoke to the former member of Sporting’s medical department – who also worked at FC Porto and Benfica. “I wish you the greatest happiness in the world!”, begins by saying Rodolfo Moura, who fondly remembers the association with the former Brazilian player, despite the turbulent time he went through. “We lived close to each other. I tried to keep up with him as much as possible, so he wouldn’t get into trouble. I also got help from other people. How long did it last? It was months, I’m not sure, it’s been a very long time.. “, he remembers.

When reminded of the “wonderful season” that Jardel had in his first year with Alvalade, where he scored 42 goals in the championship in the 2001/2002 season, a number that still constitutes a record today, Rodolfo Moura realizes that in the following season everything changed for the worse. , as a result. From the people around him and tried to mislead Super Mario. “Jardel is amazing, an outstanding man. He is a very easy individual to work with and get along with, but he is an individual affected by good and evil. I have always tried to give him good advice, whenever there were others who were trying to lead him towards evil. I tried to balance that, to make him see that the people around him were not doing him any good. “I even got annoyed with some of them, as you can imagine.”

In statements to our newspaper, Jardel, who currently resides in Fortaleza, says that he is “happy and renewed” today, and remains in close contact with our country, where his daughter Victoria lives and works. Whenever you come to Portugal, the first people you try to see are of course, Rodolfo Moura. “When he comes to Porto, he comes to me in the clinic. I’m happy about that, because he remembers me and those difficult moments. Throughout my career, many other athletes have been highlighted and so has he, but in a different way.” Of these others,” he concludes.

Written by Ricardo Granada