Conflict of interest? Flamengo attacks Vasco SAF, signs shady deal | OneFootball

Ah, the hypocrisy… A few days ago, Flamengo signed and profited more than R$ 150 million from recent Libra deals, sparking intense debate over the morality of it all. Recently, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap, questioned the possible sale of Vasco SAF to Marcos Lamacchia, stepson of Palmeiras president Leila Pereira.

According to reporting by ESPN, the red-and-black club will receive around R$ 37.5 million in extra annual revenue through 2029. This astronomical amount will come from the commercial bloc’s own partners, costing R$ 5 million to each team. The Rio club tried to include payments to Grêmio in the overall distribution, but the proposal was strongly rejected by the other members.

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Alliance between Flamengo and Grêmio exposes hypocrisy over the Vasco SAF deal

To keep the Rio Grande do Sul club in the group, Flamengo’s management struck a direct deal and will pass on R$ 6 million per year to the Tricolor side separately. A Palmeiras source called the move promiscuous and criticized the deep commercial disarray. The São Paulo-based green-and-white club released a statement calling the rivals’ joint announcement a lie and stressing that it did not take part in hidden negotiations.

Grêmio president Odorico Roman dismissed the opposition’s response as merely a rhetorical exercise during the week. All this confusion reinforces the hypocrisy of the recent accusations against the restructuring of Vasco SAF, showing that alliances involving a lot of money take place in a completely opaque way within the National Agency for Football Regulation and Sustainability (ANRESF) itself.

Bap, Flamengo president, and Odorico Roman, Grêmio president — Photo: Divulgação

Profile points to a new beneficiary in the league and demands a firm stance from the agency

The NT Vascaínos page revealed information about a São Paulo club that is also expected to receive a bonus. The secret payment would be a reward for backing the Rio rival in signing the television broadcast rights deal. The profile promises to reveal the name of the institution soon and publicly questioned how the agency will handle the serious situation.

The recent revelations in Brazilian football make it crystal clear that the criticism surrounding the long-awaited sale of Vasco SAF was nothing more than a massive smokescreen in the traditional media. While the opposition points the finger at the deal involving Palmeiras’ president’s stepson, the financial moves show a web of favors that completely exposes the false moralism preached by their rivals.

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