Flamengo tease Palmeiras after Brazilian title: "Runners-up again" | OneFootball

Flamengo won the Brazilian Championship title on Wednesday night after defeating Ceará 1-0. The Rio de Janeiro club didn’t miss the chance to tease Palmeiras once again, who were also in the race for the trophy and, last weekend, ended up as runners-up in the Libertadores, which was won by Flamengo.

“Runner-up again,” wrote the club in a post on X, along with an animation of a pig—referencing Palmeiras—falling. Flamengo also taunted Verdão by mentioning another post about the updated Brasileirão standings.

The post is a response to Palmeiras’ after their 3-0 victory over Atlético-MG in Belo Horizonte. Verdão reached 73 points, while Flamengo reached 78. Although the Rio team referred to the São Paulo club as “runner-up,” Alviverde has not yet secured second place.

Palmeiras can still be overtaken by Cruzeiro, who have 69 points and will play Botafogo this Thursday. If Raposa slip up against Glorioso, Verdão secures second place even before the final round. Otherwise, their position in the tournament will only be decided in the last round.

To close out the Brasileirão, Palmeiras visit Ceará at Castelão, while Cruzeiro head to Vila Belmiro to face Santos. Both matches take place on Sunday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time).

Greatest Champion of Brazil

With the Brasileirão victory, Flamengo reached their 18th national title in the top tier and caught up with Palmeiras in the rankings. Now, the red-and-black team has started using the hashtag “#MaiorCampeãoDoBrasil” in their posts, which was previously only used by Alviverde.

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