Journalist and sports commentator Paulo Roberto Martins, 77, known as Paulo Morsa, was fired from Rádio Transamerica on Tuesday afternoon (15) after derogatory comments about Palmeiras coach, Portuguese Abel Ferreira. He could not be found for comment.
During the program Papo de Craque 2nd Edition, on March 14, Walrus called the coach a “dumb” and “idiot”. “I’m not saying he’s a bad coach. I’m saying that he as a human being is a disgrace, an idiot. He’s a jerk. He has no education. He’s arrogant, he’s arrogant as a human being”, he shot.
At first, the radio had only released a note repudiating the words of its commentator and reiterating that the employee’s opinion did not correspond to what the radio thinks. However, later there was a new decision for the dismissal of the professional.
“Due to the events that took place, by decision of Rádio Transamérica, the contract with journalist and commentator Paulo Roberto Martins was terminated this Tuesday, 15th. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras”, it says in a statement.
Longtime partner of Morsa, Milton Neves regretted the dismissal. “Sad to see Morsa, my old TV partner, being bad news. But Palmeiras exaggerated”, he opined about the fact that the club wants to veto Transamerica’s participation in the next interviews.
He reiterated that the journalist is “very good” and that he will soon be on the air again. Band commentator Neto, who recently criticized Abel in his Os Donos da Bola, also repudiated personal attacks against him.
“I want to say something about what happened to Abel Ferreira. It’s an injustice. We don’t have to [comentários] about who he is as a person. If he is slack – and he often is – he often sends a message to us, as he did with the ‘retranqueiro team'”, he said.
“Disrespecting Abel Ferreira is not right. Quite the contrary. What he did, what he’s doing, what he’s going to do in relation to Palmeiras: two Libertadores, Recopa, Copa do Brasil, apart from what he played and failed to win”, he amended.
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