Coluna do Fla
·9 September 2025
Internacional appeal and dodge paying Flamengo millions for Thiago Maia

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·9 September 2025
Internacional continues trying by all means not to settle the debt it has with Flamengo for Thiago Maia. Thus, the team from Rio Grande do Sul appealed the decision of the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD), which determined the millionaire payment of almost R$ 10 million to the Rubro-Negro.
The request to appeal the CNRD's decision took place last Monday (08). Upon learning about Internacional's move, Flamengo's legal department believes this is a way for the team from Rio Grande do Sul to buy more time to not pay the debt. Given this, the Mengão is very dissatisfied with the delay of the responsible body in this situation. The information is from journalist Venê Casagrande.
SEE CNRD'S SENTENCE TO INTERNACIONAL IN THE THIAGO MAIA CASE
-condemn INTERNACIONAL to pay EUR 1,472,588.33 to FLAMENGO, for defaulting on the Contract; – condemn INTERNACIONAL to pay R$ 51,211.99 to FLAMENGO, as court costs; – declare that INTERNACIONAL must pay FLAMENGO the remaining installments provided for in the Contract, under penalty of application of sanctions, as per the RCNRD; – and condemn INTERNACIONAL to pay R$ 467 thousand to FLAMENGO's patrons, as attorney's fees.
Flamengo negotiated Thiago Maia with Internacional in 2024. At the time, it was stipulated that the team from Rio Grande do Sul would pay 4 million euros (about R$ 25 million at the current exchange rate) in ten installments. However, the club from Rio Grande do Sul has not paid one so far.
Even owing to Flamengo, Internacional still wanted to make money by trying to sell Thiago Maia to Santos. However, the Rubro-Negro did not agree with the situation and the transaction between the teams from Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo did not happen.
While Internacional continues not to settle what it owes to Flamengo, the squad led by Filipe Luís is preparing to take the field on Sunday (14) against Juventude. The ball rolls at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.
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