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Juventus remove the Pelé bust from the entrance of the Javari street stadium

Juventus have permanently removed the Pelé bust from the entrance of the Javari street stadium in Mooca as part of the SAF works preparing the club's return to the state top flight. The tribute, unveiled in August 2006, marked the spot where the King scored his 1959 Paulista goal.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/31/2026, 12:25

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Na entrada do estádio do Juventus, na Mooca, zona leste de São Paulo, o busto de Pelé erguido na rua Javari não está mais lá. A peça de bronze foi retirada em definitivo, no pacote de obras da SAF que prepara o retorno do clube à elite estadual após quase vinte anos de ausência.

Inaugurada em agosto de 2006, a homenagem marcava o ponto onde o Rei fez o gol que elegeria como o mais bonito dos 1.283 da carreira. A jogada, pelo Paulista de 1959: recebeu na entrada da área, deu três chapéus — dois zagueiros e o goleiro — e empurrou de cabeça para as redes. O Santos venceu por 4 a 0, com três de Pelé e um de Dorval.

O bronze vai para a sede do clube social.

Décadas depois, o lance só existia na lembrança dos torcedores até ser recriado por inteligência artificial no documentário "The Most Beautiful Goal Never Seen" ("O Gol Mais Bonito Que Nunca Foi Visto"). A história já tinha virado folclore: moradores da região garantiam ter testemunhado o gol.

Na inauguração, há cerca de 19 anos, Pelé apareceu na Javari e brincou: "Não esperava uma recepção desse tipo. Parece até que eu marquei o gol ontem com a seleção brasileira". Para os relatos da época, o estádio ficou pequeno.

Alas da torcida grená apoiam a retirada, convencidas de que a peça atraiu a má fase: dois anos após a instalação, o Juventus caiu para a segunda divisão estadual e, em meados dos anos 2010, chegou à terceira.

Em maio, o clube garantiu a volta à primeira divisão — a primeira desde 2008 — vencendo a Ferroviária na decisão e levando também o título da A2.

O Grupo Contea Capital, à frente da SAF, comprou 90% das ações do futebol no fim de 2025 e prometeu R$ 480 milhões em dez anos. Entre as primeiras medidas, trocou o gramado por piso sintético e planeja dividir o calendário com shows. As obras que criarão a Arena Javari devem dobrar as arquibancadas, que vão receber até 11 mil pessoas, com refletores para jogos noturnos e referências aos ídolos do clube centenário.

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