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·11 March 2026

‘Fake notes’ and insults: Cruzeiro fans to protest Jardim vs Flamengo

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What will Cruzeiro’s fans do during the match against Flamengo?

Flamengo returns to the pitch this Wednesday (11th) to face Cruzeiro in the fifth round of the Brasileirão. In addition to being worth three points in the championship, the match will also mark the reunion between Leonardo Jardim and the team from Minas Gerais. Not by chance, the opposing fans will stage a protest against the red-and-black coach.

After all, Cruzeiro’s fans have produced more than 6,000 fake R$100 bills with Leonardo Jardim’s face, the Flamengo coach. Besides the coach’s photo, the bill features phrases such as: “In Brazil, I only coach Cruzeiro”, “mercenary, he loves money”, “taste of ingratitude”, “100 shame”, “100 character”, “100% naive”, and “opportunist”.

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Why are Cruzeiro fans feeling ‘jealous’?

Back when he was with the team from Minas Gerais in 2025, Leonardo Jardim declared his love for the club. In this way, the coach said he would not accept to lead another team in Brazil. However, during his official presentation at Flamengo, the Portuguese admitted he got ‘emotional’ during that statement.

I said what I felt. I felt good in BH, I believed in a medium- to long-term project, but life brings surprises, I had family and personal issues that I needed to resolve. At the same time, there were some ideas within the structure that differed from what I believed, so the Cruzeiro chapter ended earlier than expected. I was emotional because I believed the project would be long-term, but I was also naive, which is not something I usually am because I’m very pragmatic, but sometimes emotion leads us to make some unfortunate remarks. Now, as Flamengo’s coach, the Cruzeiro chapter is over and I want to focus on this new chapter,” said Leonardo Jardim.

Will there be more reunions in the Flamengo vs Cruzeiro match?

Besides Leonardo Jardim and the Minas Gerais team, the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro will also mark the reunion of Gerson and Tite with the red-and-black fans. The Nation, in fact, promises to fill Maracanã, as over 50,000 tickets have been sold for the match.

What are the details of the Flamengo vs Cruzeiro match?

Flamengo and Cruzeiro will face off at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Wednesday (11th). The interstate classic takes place at Maracanã, in a match valid for the fifth round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (broadcast TV), GE TV (YouTube) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the Brasileirão match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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