Player snubs Flamengo, appeals to CBF before Cruzeiro’s matches

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·25 September 2025

Player snubs Flamengo, appeals to CBF before Cruzeiro’s matches

What did Willian say before Cruzeiro’s upcoming matches in the Brasileirão?

Cruzeiro is one of the teams competing with Flamengo for the Brasileirão title. With the clash between the teams set for next Thursday (02), right-back Willian made an appeal to the CBF.

— Our biggest concern, and it’s even bad to say this, but our biggest concern is the refereeing. In the last few games, we ended up getting some unnecessary yellow cards, some fouls that could have been reviewed by VAR and weren’t – he stated, before concluding:

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— This is actually a request to the CBF to appoint a referee who can handle a tough match there, because we don’t want to be harmed, just as we don’t want to be favored, we just want them to do a fair job, so that the main focus is the spectacle and not the referee –, Willian finished.

WHAT IS CRUZEIRO’S UPCOMING SCHEDULE IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Cruzeiro’s next two matches in the Brasileirão will be against teams from Rio de Janeiro. On Saturday (27), the team from Minas Gerais faces Vasco at 6:30 PM (Brasília time) at São Januário. Next, the Belo Horizonte side faces Flamengo next Thursday (02) at Maracanã.

It’s important to note that the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro could have the feel of a ‘final’ in the Brasileirão. That’s because, so far, the gap between the teams is only one point on the table. At the moment, Mengo leads the tournament with 51 points, while the Belo Horizonte team has 50.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Before turning their attention to Cruzeiro, Flamengo still has two matches ahead. The first will be this Thursday (25) against Estudiantes (ARG), for the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.

The match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Estadio Uno, in Argentina. Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will cover the match in detail with on-site coverage by Leo José and Simon Lédo, on YouTube. Finally, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the match.

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