Filipe Luís sacked, Leila jabs Flamengo: "We offer peace of mind" | OneFootball

President of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira made a post on Tuesday afternoon in a tone of indirect criticism towards Flamengo. She jabbed at the rival due to the controversy surrounding the dismissal of coach Filipe Luís and stated that the green-and-white club “offers tranquility for professionals to work.”

“In our Football Academy, we offer tranquility for our professionals to work. Wednesday marks the start of the grand final. Avanti Palestra,” wrote Leila Pereira on her official account on X (formerly Twitter).

The unexpected departure of Filipe Luís from Flamengo was also discussed by Abel Ferreira in a press conference held this Tuesday at an event at the FPF. The Portuguese coach, with a long-standing tenure at Palmeiras, said that “Brazilian football is not for amateurs.”

“Brazilian football is not for amateurs. There are things that are cultural, thankfully we are not all the same. I've said a lot over these five years, but there is one thing that is cultural. If I won two Libertadores, I'm the best; if I lost, I'm the worst. We want to turn football into a science. If I invested more, I have to win. The magic of football lies in this uncertainty. Novorizontino and Palmeiras will play a final, and we don't know what will happen,” said the coach.

“I know that football is a religion in Brazil. I think everyone has to do their best with the resources they have. The most important thing is that we can value this sport; in football, not everything can be explained. If football were an exact science, we wouldn't like it so much. Thankfully, it isn't mathematics,” he added.

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This Wednesday, Palmeiras kicks off the decision of the Campeonato Paulista of 2026 against Novorizontino. The match starts at 8 PM (Brasília time) on the field of Arena Barueri.

The Verdão, current runner-up, seeks the 27th state title. Last year, the team lost the final to arch-rival Corinthians. The green-and-white team has seven wins, one draw, and two losses in the current edition of the tournament and eliminated Capivariano and São Paulo to reach the final for the seventh consecutive year.

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