“Palmeiras would love Flamengo gone”, says São Paulo journalist | OneFootball

Rodrigo Bueno, from ESPN, made a curious statement this Monday (07)

In recent years, Palmeiras have built expensive squads, managed strong sales, have a well-structured board, but for two years they have not won anything truly relevant. Who is to blame? Flamengo. At least, that is the view of ESPN journalist Rodrigo Bueno.

“Palmeiras would be pure joy if Flamengo disappeared from the world. Palmeiras are better than everyone else, but there is this thing called ‘Flamengo’ that gets in the way,” added the ESPN journalist during the broadcaster’s programming.

PALMEIRAS’ NIGHTMARE

As highlighted by Rodrigo Bueno, Flamengo are Palmeiras’ problem. Last year, Mengão won the Brasileirão and the Libertadores, with Abel Ferreira’s team finishing as runners-up. This Sunday (06), Rubro-Negro added to the headache on the São Paulo side.

With a 1-0 win over Remo, combined with Palmeiras’ draw with Botafogo, Flamengo took over the lead in the Brasileirão, leaving Palmeiras in second place with two rounds remaining in the national league competition.

DID ABEL THROW IN THE TOWEL?

Even with a lot of the season still ahead, Abel Ferreira gave an interview in a tone of resignation after the draw with Botafogo. The coach tried to place the responsibility entirely on Flamengo and said that the Most Beloved have the obligation to be top of the table.

— We could be playing with Endrick, Estêvão, Allan, Vitor Reis and many others. Therefore, when you look at the last few years, what has happened is that Palmeiras can buy, try to buy to level things out, but compare, for example, where the Palmeiras coach worked and, for example, the Flamengo coach —, he said, before concluding:

— Where Palmeiras’ players played and where Flamengo’s played. Therefore, there is indeed one team that has the obligation to do much more, and we are always competing with them. What was missing was getting more points than the opponent (Flamengo). Nothing more —, Abel Ferreira concluded.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— We have seen this movie before. Last year, when Flamengo ‘stepped on the gas’ in the Brasileirão, Abel Ferreira started this ‘mind game’ of shifting the responsibility to the other side. Now, the Nation hopes the ending will be the same, with Rubro-Negro winning the two main trophies of the season —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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