Flamengo boss sends Palmeiras warning in Brasileirão title race

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·11 May 2026

Flamengo boss sends Palmeiras warning in Brasileirão title race

Flamengo closed the gap to Palmeiras in the 15th round of the Brasileirão

Flamengo beat Grêmio 1-0 last Sunday (10), in a match from the 15th round of the Brasileirão. With this result, the Rubro-Negro reached 30 points and moved to just four behind current leaders Palmeiras, while still having a game in hand. Amid that, coach Leonardo Jardim spoke about the race for first place.

In a measured tone, Jardim avoided treating the battle for the top spot as an obsession. The coach stressed that, at the moment, Flamengo is not paying attention to rivals’ results, but rather focusing on its own matches.

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We really don’t think much about who our opponents are; we think about getting the three points at stake in every match. That is our focus, regardless of the opponent’s result. In the last round, we dropped two points and the opponent did too, and that wasn’t why we were more motivated or not. I think it was a very good week because we advanced in the Libertadores (considering the win by W.O. over Ind. Medellín), got three more points in the Brasileirão, managed to recover some players, and now we are going to prepare for the big game, the big final against Vitória. We have to qualify in the Copa do Brasil,” Jardim said

What is Flamengo’s situation in the Brasileirão now?

After beating Grêmio, Flamengo cut the gap to Palmeiras by two points in the Brasileirão. That is because, in the same round, the São Paulo side only drew 1-1 with Remo.

At the moment, Palmeiras has 34 points, compared to Flamengo’s 30. Although the Verdão’s advantage may seem big at first glance, it is important to note that Fla has a game in hand. This means the real gap could be only 1 point if the Rubro-Negro wins the postponed match against Mirassol.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo returns to the field on Thursday (14) to face Vitória in the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. The match will take place at Barradão, and Fla only needs a simple draw to qualify. In the first leg, the Most Beloved won 2-1. So now it will defend its advantage away from home, and Jardim is expected to field an alternative lineup.

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