Palmeiras SAF talks: Vasco negotiate with Crefisa heir, Flamengo react | OneFootball

Vasco is in ongoing talks, and Bap believes all Brazilian teams (except Flamengo) will become SAFs by 2029

Runner-up of the Copa do Brasil and facing a financial crisis, Vasco is close to becoming a Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF) with a higher percentage than it currently holds. The interested company belongs to Marcos Faria Lamacchia, son of José Lamacchia, who is married to Leila Pereira, president of Palmeiras. The couple owns Crefisa.

Currently, Vasco is partially a SAF. After all, 31% belongs to the company 777. In addition, 30% belongs to the club association, and 39% is under arbitration discussion. To sell part to the company owned by the son of Crefisa’s owner, the rival will have to reach an agreement.

WHAT DOES BAP THINK ABOUT SAFs IN BRAZIL?

On Monday (23), during a meeting of Flamengo’s Deliberative Council, the club’s president spoke about SAFs. Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, assured that the Rubro-Negro will never become a Sociedade Anônima and predicts that all clubs, except the Most Beloved, will soon follow the path of ‘selling’ themselves.

— I believe that, in 2029, the only team that will not be a SAF will be Flamengo. That’s what I believe. I see many club directors running clubs in a lenient way, to worsen the results, to say: ‘look at Flamengo, how can I compete with those SOBs? Only if I become a SAF. I have an investor and, for your delight, I’m here to be the CEO of the SAF’ — said Bap.

HOW ARE THE CLUBS IN RIO DE JANEIRO REGARDING SAF?

Flamengo is the resistance when it comes to SAF in Rio de Janeiro. That’s because Vasco is negotiating with the son of Crefisa’s owner and already has a percentage with 777. Meanwhile, Botafogo is led by the American John Textor. Finally, Fluminense has a proposal on the table from Lazuli Partners and LZ Sports and will call on its members to discuss the matter.

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