THE former girlfriend of Manchester United star Antony has claimed that he routinely flew into “jealous” fits of rage and attacked her. Gabriela Cavallin, 23, alleged that the £85million winger physically and mentally abused her throughout their two-year relationship.
Gabriela Cavallin, 23, claims Antony attacked her while she was pregnantCredit: Instagram
The 23-year-old Brazilian allegedly punched and headbutted his former partnerCredit: Getty
The Man U winger shared a statement denying the allegations and vowed to clear his nameCredit: Instagram
She shared a string of shocking text messages which she claims Antony sent, showing a vile spew of hatred she regularly received.
He allegedly told Gabriela that he “hopes she dies” and branded her “disgusting” and “deceitful” after she ignored his calls and texts.
The DJ and influencer also went public with pictures of her injuries while revealing horror details of the alleged attacks she suffered.
She claimed Antony punched and headbutted her, as well as threatening to crash their car after she tried to end their relationship.
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Gabriela alleged that her finger was also cut to the bone and that the footballer attacked her while she was pregnant.
A total of four alleged attacks are described in a police report seen by respected sports news site ESPN.
Antony has denied assaulting Gabriela Cavallin and vowed to clear his name after being quizzed by cops in Brazil.
He added that his relationship with Gabriela was “tumultuous” but claims it never resulted in violence.
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The star has been axed from the national squad and replaced by Gabriel Jesus ahead of this month’s two World Cup qualifiers.
Gabriela has now shared further harrowing details of the alleged abuse in an interview with Brazilian media outlet UOL, one of the South American country’s largest news providers.
BREAST IMPLANT
Gabriela claims that she was forced to undergo surgery to fix her silicone breast implants after Antony attacked her in January.
She alleged that the “jealous” star erupted in anger during an argument about one of her former flames from “years ago”.
The DJ explained: “He was very jealous of famous people I had already been with. It doesn’t matter if it was ten years ago or yesterday.
“He didn’t have this notion of time and space, it seems.”
Antony is alleged to have punched her in the chest, causing her breast implant to “turn over” and dangerously displacing it.
Gabriela claims the Brazil World Cup ace also cut her head after his watch collided with it as he wrestled with her.
She said she was forced to fly back to Brazil for an operation to change her implants and remedy the issue in wake of the incident.
The 23-year-old claimed Antony insisted he “didn’t mean to hurt her” and that her injury was caused “by accident.”
NEYMAR ROW
The same month, the former couple are alleged to have had an explosive row over fellow Brazilian footballer Neymar.
Gabriela claims that Antony accused her of liking the Paris Saint-Germain star’s photos on social media, which she denied.
She explained that she had actually liked a number of posts that Neymar’s pal and her “mutual friend” Gil Cebola had shared online.
The Brazilian beauty said: “I didn’t like photos of Neymar. Gil posted a photo with Neymar and a few other people, and I liked it.
“That was four years ago. I didn’t even know Antony existed at that time. But Antony kept looking, you know?
“He would go on people’s Instagram and look for old photos to see if I had liked them. If I had commented.
“After I met Antony, I never liked anyone’s photo again. I didn’t even speak to anyone, neither Gil nor Neymar. Anything.”
SMASHED UP HOUSE
The DJ, who has been separated from Antony since May, says she decided to put an end to the relationship after one of the most violent episodes she says she has faced.
After a fight at home, Antony allegedly threw a glass at her, seriously injuring the fingers of her hand, while hurling threats and insults.
Gabriela claims she was scared for her life after her ex began smashing up items, locked the door to their home and refused to let her leave.
She said: “He broke all my things. He took my passport. His mother and stepfather even trapped him inside the football court in the living room, surrounded by a fence, as if it were a fence.
“He was upset, trying to get out of the court in any way, throwing a football at me. Playing cell phones on me.
“He said he was going to kill me, that I had destroyed his life. After that day, I said ‘enough’.”
Gabriela said that Antony’s “wonderful” physiotherapist managed to convince the footie star to let her leave and go to the hospital.
The influencer, who has nearly 500,000 Instagram followers, says she has been unable to get surgery to fix her fingers due to the ongoing legal proceedings in Brazil and the UK.
VIOLENT THREATS
Gabriela explained she discovered she was carrying Antony’s child in May last year, two months before the alleged abuse began.
She claims the Man U winger first attacked her at a nightclub in São Paulo last July, when she was around 17 weeks pregnant with his baby.
Antony allegedly dragged her out by the arm and hair then pushed her into a car after she ended their romance.
After being shunted into the vehicle, she claims he “tried to crash the car” and threatened to kill himself if she left him.
“He said things like that, if I weren’t going to be with him, I wouldn’t be with anyone, that I was pregnant with his child,” Gabriela said.
She claimed he was speeding down a motorway in the rain at a whopping 124mph, while she pleaded with him to slow down.
Antony is said to have eventually stopped the vehicle before running off into the night, with Gabriela and a pal chasing after him.
“We found him lying on the sidewalk, crying. Too crazy. One minute he was crying, one minute he was hitting me,” she alleged.
Gabriella said she woke the next day to find she was excessively bleeding and spent three days in hospital as a result.
Antony allegedly told her that “it wasn’t him, that it was a moment of anger, that he himself got it into his head that he hadn’t done it.”
She continued: “I said: ‘But did you try to crash the car?’.
“Then he said: ‘It’s not like I was going to crash the car, I just moved the steering wheel a little’.
“I said, ‘You slapped me. Him: I didn’t slap you, I went to hold you, what did you do?'”
Gabriela says she felt “obligated” to forgive him as she feared he would hurt himself and because she “didn’t want to be alone” during her pregnancy.
In July, Gabriela shared on social media that she had suffered a miscarriage. The baby boy would have been named Luca Mateo.
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Following his transfer from Ajax to the Red Devils, Antony’s alleged violent outbursts are alleged to have worsened.
Gabriela claims despite moving from Amsterdam to Manchester for a fresh start, the 23-year-old became “more aggressive and impatient”.
She believes Antony was crumbling under the pressure of the club’s high expectations, prompting him to start “really stupid fights, sometimes for no reason”.
The DJ said: “I believe it was due to problems he had at his new club [Manchester United].
“He wasn’t delivering as much as people were expecting from him. He didn’t talk much, he didn’t express what he was feeling, you know?
“The attacks were external. Objects, things from home, room, and after a while, in February, it started to be me.”
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Gabriela claimed he was triggered by her moving to another room to take a phone call, if “someone liked her photo”, or if she simply went to the bathroom alone.
“If I went to a party with him, greeted someone, he wanted to hit me. I couldn’t go out without him anymore,” she alleged.
Gabriela claimed Antony severely injured her fingers after throwing a glass at herCredit: UOL/Gabriela Cavallin
She also shared images showing injuries to her headCredit: UOL/Gabriela Cavallin
How you can get helpWomen’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
Always keep your phone nearby.
Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
If you are in danger, call 999.
Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – messageinfo@supportline.org.uk.
Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. More
