Flamengo president hits out at CBF, weighs in on Brasileirão issues | OneFootball

Bap commented on the problems of the Brazilian Championship

The backstage war between Flamengo and the Libra clubs continues to unfold every week. This Thursday (09), Luiz Eduardo Baptista, president of Mengo, criticized the format of the Brazilian Championship and explained why the league is not developing.

— There is a lot to be developed in football beyond the commercial side. When people talk about a league, they think there needs to be alignment in everything — which is not necessarily true. There can be alignment regarding economic, financial, and regulatory fair play in the championship. But how are we going to organize the Brasileirão if we don't have a competitions director? — said Bap.

— Do they think that clubs that can't split R$ 70 or R$ 80 million a year are emotionally prepared to discuss who will be the referee three days from now? One doesn't want João, another doesn't want Maria, another hates Pedro. Who is going to decide that? It can't be us, the directors. There needs to be a group of professionals taking care of this — concluded the president of Flamengo.

BACKSTAGE WAR?

Currently, Flamengo is experiencing days of backstage conflict. This is because the red-and-black team filed a lawsuit to halt Libra's payments. In addition, the Most Beloved has been speaking out against refereeing errors in the Brazilian Championship matches.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Now, Flamengo is preparing for another match in the Brazilian Championship. The red-and-black team faces Botafogo on October 15, at Nilton Santos Stadium, at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), for the 28th round of the national tournament.

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