Juventus winger Douglas Costa reveals his Gremio team threw a game, “otherwise our fans might’ve killed us. If we had beaten Flamengo, we’d be dead.”

The shocking incident occurred in 2009 and he told it to YouTube channel Pilhado.

“I remember we were playing a reserve side and after 45 minutes against Flamengo it was 1-1,” explained the former Bayern Munich star.

Juventus winger Douglas Costa reveals his Gremio team threw a game, “otherwise our fans might’ve killed us. If we had beaten Flamengo, we’d be dead.”

The shocking incident occurred in 2009 and he told it to YouTube channel Pilhado.

“I remember we were playing a reserve side and after 45 minutes against Flamengo it was 1-1,” explained the former Bayern Munich star.

“During the break, news came through that our historic rivals Internacional were close to winning the Brasileiro title. We made some changes and I would dribble from one side to the other, but always a long way off the goal. I had to play to avoid winning.

“In the end, Flamengo beat us 2-1 and made the Maracanà explode with joy. The directors had come into the locker room and said we could do what we wanted, the responsibility was ours.

“They said if we had won, the people would’ve run on to the airport tarmac and not let us leave. The Gremio fans would’ve wanted to kill us.

“That would’ve been a real stain for Gremio’s history for us to give Internacional the title. If we had beaten Flamengo, we’d be dead.”

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