Leila Pereira slams Flamengo in Libra row: “Let them play alone” | OneFootball

Palmeiras Opposes Flamengo's View on Television Revenue Sharing

One of the main topics in football right now is the union of clubs against Flamengo for negotiating the broadcasting rights of the Brasileirão. This Tuesday (30), Leila Pereira, president of Palmeiras, criticized the red-black club's stance, which fights for its own interests.

— My suggestion would be to create another league excluding Flamengo. I think Flamengo should play alone. No club is bigger than Brazilian football. Palmeiras doesn't play alone, Flamengo doesn't play alone. Only if they want to play against their under-20 team — said Leila Pereira to ‘R7Esportes’.

— I think it would be nice. We form a new league excluding Flamengo, and Flamengo plays against itself. I want to see what kind of audience that will have. So, I find it very difficult to deal with managers with this mentality. It doesn't enhance Brazilian football at all — added the Palmeiras president.

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Flamengo obtained an injunction to block Globo's payments to the Libra clubs after appealing in court. As a result, clubs like Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Vitória, and Atlético-MG expressed dissatisfaction with the decision made by the country's biggest club.

To take this action, Flamengo claims it suffered losses with the agreement made with Libra last year, still under Rodolfo Landim's management. Thus, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, his successor, disagrees with the terms and requests adjustments.

However, the other clubs argue that Landim had already signed and refuse to negotiate. Consequently, Flamengo managed to block R$ 77 million – an amount related to a percentage of the pay-per-view earnings, according to the contract signed between Libra and Globo.

AND ON THE FIELD?

While the backstage of Brazilian football is heating up, Flamengo is preparing to face Cruzeiro this Thursday (02) at Maracanã. The leader of the Brasileirão plays from 8:30 PM (Brasília time), with full coverage by Coluna do Fla.

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