Neto hints at favouritism for Flamengo, gets owned live on TV | OneFootball

Neto is left speechless after Souza’s response on a Band program

It has become fashionable for part of the press to suggest that refereeing favors Flamengo. This week, host Neto, a Corinthians idol, made a fool of himself while trying to point out a “red-and-black privilege” over Flamengo’s Brasileirão rivals during a TV show.

While analyzing Palmeiras’ disallowed goal against Remo, which came from a handball assist by Flaco López, Neto questioned it: “If it were for Flamengo, would they disallow it? Go ahead and disallow it, then.” Then commentator Souza, a former São Paulo player, cut in and left the Corinthians idol embarrassed.

“They gave a penalty to Grêmio against Flamengo that was similar to the penalty they didn’t give Remo. Same penalty. The guy went to cross, it hit Ayrton Lucas’s arm, and the referee gave the penalty. Last year,” Souza said, recalling a play that happened in 2025 at the Maracanã.

“When was that? Last year? You really remember a lot, huh, Souza?!” Neto fired back, mixing irritation and surprise. The comparison in question was with the uncalled penalty involving Palmeiras’ Marlon Freitas, who handled the ball after a cross from Remo’s Patrick. If the referee had used the same standard as in the Ayrton Lucas play last year, it would have been a penalty for the Pará side.

SO WHY ARE YOU CRYING, NETO?

Historically a “rival” of Palmeiras, Neto has frequently gone after Flamengo in this battle between the two clubs for the season’s main titles. On top of that, the Corinthians idol keeps insisting on refereeing narratives only “supposedly” in favor of the Rubro-Negro, ignoring, for example, the play mentioned by Souza.

SO, ARE YOU STILL GOING TO KEEP ROOTING AGAINST THEM, NETO?

While Neto keeps his anti-Flamengo jinx going, the Most Beloved remains firmly in the fight for three titles this season. This Thursday (14), Mengão faces Vitória in Salvador in the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. Kickoff is at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Barradão.

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