Palmeiras a key test for Flamengo’s title hopes, top point donors to Fla

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·6 December 2025

Palmeiras a key test for Flamengo’s title hopes, top point donors to Fla

Points Earned in Direct Duels Against Palmeiras Were Key to the Title

Flamengo dominated the Brasileirão from start to finish and, as a result, won the competition title with 79 points. For this reason, Coluna do Fla compiled a list of the teams that gave up the most points to Fla in the Campeonato Brasileiro, and Palmeiras appears at the top of the ranking.

See the ranking of teams that gave up the most points to Flamengo in the 2025 Brasileirão:

6 POINTS (2 WINS)

1st – Vitória: 6 points + 9 goal difference 2nd – Juventude: 6 points + 8 goal difference 3rd – Sport: 6 points + 7 goal difference 4th – Corinthians: 6 points + 5 goal difference 5th – Bragantino: 6 points + 4 goal difference 6th – Palmeiras: 6 points + 3 goal difference

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4 POINTS (1 WIN + 1 DRAW)

7th – Botafogo: 4 points + 3 goal difference 8th – São Paulo: 4 points + 2 goal difference 9th – Grêmio: 4 points + 2 goal difference 10th – Internacional: 4 points + 2 goal difference 11th – Atlético-MG: 4 points + 1 goal difference 12th – Ceará: 4 points + 1 goal difference 13th –Mirassol: 4 points + 1 goal difference

3 POINTS (1 WIN + 1 LOSS)

14th – Fortaleza: 3 points + 4 goal difference 15th – Fluminense: 3 points + 0 goal difference 16th – Bahia: 3 points + 0 goal difference 17th – Santos: 3 points + 0 goal difference

2 POINTS (2 DRAWS)

18th – Vasco: 2 points + 0 goal difference

1 POINT (1 DRAW + 1 LOSS)

19th – Cruzeiro: 1 point – 1 goal difference

Matches Against Palmeiras Were Decisive

Palmeiras still plays Ceará in the 38th round this Sunday (07) and, up to now, has 73 points. Thus, it can be said that the direct clashes between Fla and Palmeiras were decisive for the competition title.

The calculation is simple: Flamengo won both matches against Palmeiras. So, out of the 79 points Fla earned in the competition, six were against the runner-up. Therefore, it can be said that the red-and-black title also happened thanks to the “alviverde” team’s tendency to lose to Flamengo.

Only One Team Didn’t Suffer a ‘Loss’ Against Flamengo

Cruzeiro was the only team able to come out ahead in the direct duel against Fla. That’s because the team from Minas Gerais won at home, 2-1. Later, at Maracanã, the teams drew 0-0. Thus, Cruzeiro earned four points in the matches against the Red-and-Black.

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