Santos' official website reports that the club has decided to suspend striker Robinho, who returned to the team six days ago..

Recall that the footballer returned to Brazil amid a scandal in Italy, where he is accused of gang rape and sentenced to nine years in prison..

Santos says the decision was made in order to give Robinho the opportunity to focus on his defense in the trial.

Nevertheless, the decision is probably due to the fact that one of the sponsors has already terminated the agreement with the club due to the contract with the scandalous player..

Robinho is a pupil of Santos and started his career at the Brazilian club. The last club of the midfielder was Istanbul Basaksehir, where he played 43 matches and scored 4 goals.