From the biggest football stage on the planet – the World Cup, to the prison cell in Spain in just over a month. Dani Alves did not see this one coming when he finished his time with the Brazilian squad in Qatar and headed off to Mexico to play for Pumas, for which he signed last June. But he is now in a Brians 2 prison in Barcelona after a rape charge. He was arrested and detained without bail and is getting used to prison life. At least he has somebody familiar with him in the cell – Coutinho. Dani Alves was seen extremely depressed on his first night in prison. He barely ate nor spoke, but was respectful to the staff. He did not recall anyone’s phone number from memory, so he did not make a call.— @LaVanguardia pic.twitter.com/S04dTUyAnD— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) January 21, 2023 Of course, it’s not his former Barcelona teammate who is now second fiddle in Aston Villa, but it is his countryman after all. The other person with the same name is actually a former Ronaldinho’s bodyguard, and a bouncer at a number of nightclubs in the city, so the two certainly have stories to share. The newspaper La Vanguardia has published an article in which it describes the Brazilian’s day-to-day life in prison, based on the testimonies of “multiple sources, official and unofficial, from inside and outside the prison”. Alves detained over sexual assault chargesAnd knowing his rough upbringing in poor Brazil, it’s not hard to assume he gets on just well. Even the player himself confirmed that. “I will accept whatever comes. I left home when I was barely 15 years old. I have overcome very difficult and complicated situations in my life. This will be one more that will pass. Nothing scares me” he allegedly said to his prison mates.Alves’ philosophical interview: Whoever did stupidity in life and on the internet does even more these daysSo far, Alves got all the necessary information about life in prison from his cellmate Coutinho, convicted of sexual assault. Alves’ routine in Brians 2 prison is the same as that of the rest of the prisoners. The day starts at 08:00 and ends at 22:00 when the lights go out in all the cells. According to La Vanguardia, Alves has already played his first football match with the other inmates. It happened last Thursday and the presence of the Brazilian in the game raised a huge expectation in the prison yard among his fellow inmates, who wanted to see him play.##NAJAVA_MECA_6978720##Outside the prison, his lawyers are trying to find a way to get him out before the trial, in the form of house detention, but the judge is still reluctant, considering he has enough money and influence to flee Spain. Alves also insisted to be questioned again in order to clarify his recent statements. At first, he said he did nothing with the woman who accused him, but now he said he had ‘consensual sex’ with her, but hesitated to tell everything at his first hearing because his wife would find out he cheated on her. By the way, so far both his current and ex-wife have supported Dani Alves and claimed he would never rape anybody.
