São Paulo fan-journalist admits: “Flamengo are the biggest in Brazil”

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·3 December 2025

São Paulo fan-journalist admits: “Flamengo are the biggest in Brazil”

Tiago Leifert is No Longer in Doubt and Now Knows Flamengo Is Above the Rest

Some people still had doubts, but after Flamengo became the first four-time champion of the Libertadores in Brazil, now few question who is the biggest in the country. A declared São Paulo supporter, journalist Tiago Leifert ‘threw in the towel’ and passed the ‘crown’ to Mengão.

— Flamengo is currently the biggest club in Brazil. There used to be a debate with Corinthians, because of the number of fans, but I think if you just look at the last few years and see the leap Flamengo has taken. That's four Libertadores, possibly a ninth Brazilian title now on Wednesday, plus five Copa do Brasil titles, with the fanbase they have, with the money they have… — said Tiago Leifert. — It's very hard to go up to someone on the street today and ask who the biggest team in Brazil is and not have them answer Flamengo. You’d have to make a huge journalistic effort, you’d have to bend your brain in half not to say Flamengo is the biggest in Brazil — he added.

WAS THERE A DEBATE ABOUT THIS?

Even though Flamengo is, by far, bigger than the others, some still tried to compare. São Paulo fans saw themselves above Mengão because of their three world titles, but the club is going through a terrible phase and has won few major trophies in the last 15 years. As for Corinthians, they tried to compare because of their fanbase, but Rubro-Negro is way ahead.

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Now, as the only four-time Libertadores champion and close to being the first nine-time champion since 1971, when the first Brazilian Championship took place, Flamengo has practically ended the debates among Brazilian fans.

WILL THE HEGEMONY INCREASE?

As highlighted by Tiago Leifert, Flamengo could become nine-time champions of the Brasileirão this Wednesday (03), against Ceará, at Maracanã, in the penultimate round. For that, they just need to win the match, which starts at 9:30 PM (Brasília time). If they don’t win, a slip by Palmeiras against Atlético-MG will already be enough.

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