Coluna do Fla
·24 Mei 2026
Léo Pereira hits back at Paulinho for goading Flamengo fans

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·24 Mei 2026

Forward Paulinho sparked outrage among Flamengo fans on Saturday (23). That’s because the player told the Flamengo supporters to be quiet after scoring Palmeiras’ third goal. As a result, Léo Pereira said the forward is immature and has no respect for the club.
— We’re sad because of the lack of respect from Paulinho, right? (…) So we expected, actually, we expect there to be at least a minimum of respect for whoever is on the other side, right, for the human being and for the club — said Léo Pereira, who added:
— You can see there was, maybe, a lack of maturity. He’s an immature player. I don’t know why he acted that way, only he can answer that, but provocations exist in football, that’s nothing new — the center back said in the mixed zone.
Besides celebrating by asking the Maracanã to be quiet, the Palmeiras winger stepped on the Rubro-Negro crest, which caused a commotion. As a result, the Flamengo players demanded respect from him, and he mocked the situation.
In addition to mistakes by Rossi, the referee sent off Jorge Carrascal 20 minutes into the 17th-round Brasileirão match. That allowed Flaco López to open the scoring for Palmeiras, who then got help from the goalkeeper on the other goals, scored by Allan and Paulinho.
After Palmeiras, Flamengo will face Cusco (PER) at the Maracanã on Tuesday (26). Kickoff is at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time, in the final round of Group A of the Libertadores, where Mengo are the group leaders.
So, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match through the website, YouTube, and other social media channels. The match broadcast, however, will be on Disney+ (streaming) and ESPN (pay TV channel).
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