Weverton aims dig at Flamengo: "When you only think of yourself…"

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·2 October 2025

Weverton aims dig at Flamengo: "When you only think of yourself…"

Palmeiras is outraged at Flamengo's attitude in dispute with Libra

The backstage fight between Flamengo and Libra continues to make headlines. Amidst this, after Palmeiras' 3-0 victory over Vasco on Wednesday (01), Weverton commented on the new changes in Brazilian football and sent an indirect message to Mengão.

In my opinion, it's always important to thank those who step in with the good will to improve football. This is already commendable, because we know that football has been around for so many years, we keep hitting the same issues, the player needs more time to rest, the player needs more time to train and we never see any movement. And now you see this movement of someone trying to do something, trying to understand the improvement of football, this is wonderful. I think there is everything for Brazilian football to grow, not only in its championships, but also in the Brazilian team, I think it's a set of things that grow together. So we are happy, because I believe that this change will be important for everyone. I think it's beautiful to see when someone proposes to do something that is good for everyone, and we often see some clubs doing what is good for themselves, and thus football does not grow, thus football does not evolve. So every time someone stops to do something that is good for Brazilian football, Brazilian football grows. When someone stops to do something that is good for their own navel, perhaps only their navel grows and we will always leave football unbalanced. We want to see competitive football, we want to see football that is won on the field, that is won by those who do more at that moment, and give good conditions for all teams to fight on the same level, I think that's what we expect from football -, said Weverton, after Palmeiras' 3-0 victory over Vasco.

Why did Flamengo go to court?

The Flamengo filed an injunction against Libra regarding the division of money for broadcasting rights. Thus, the request of Mengão was accepted by the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice.

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Therefore, Globo received notification to deposit in court the amounts owed to all clubs members of Libra for the broadcasting rights of the Serie A of Brasileirão. With this, the Flamengo avoids additional losses in the division of revenues passed on by the audience.

What are the impacts of Flamengo's action?

Due to the legal action taken by Flamengo, part of the TV contract money is blocked, being an amount of R$ 77 million. In addition, if the blockage prevails until the end of the year, it means that about R$ 230 million will be in dispute in court.

Thus, the measure blocks the money of the own Flamengo and the other Serie A clubs of Brasileirão that are part of Libra. They are: São Paulo, Palmeiras, Santos, Bahia, Grêmio, Vitória, Atlético-MG and Red Bull Bragantino.

And the new calendar of Brazilian football?

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced, on Wednesday (01), the new calendar of Brazilian football for the coming years. Thus, some changes were revealed, such as the beginning of the Brazilian Championship in January, the Brazil Cup with a single final and the State Championship with a reduction from 16 to 11 dates.

What is Flamengo's next match?

Meanwhile, the Flamengo remains focused on the next commitment of the season. On Thursday (02), the Mengão faces Cruzeiro, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the 26th round of the Brasileirão.

Thus, as tradition dictates, the Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through the YouTube, the website and the social networks. However, SporTV (cable channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view) broadcast the match of Flamengo x Cruzeiro.

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