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Parreira mentions Flamengo and states that the club possesses impressive greatness

World champion with Brazil, Carlos Alberto Parreira sees Flamengo as a benchmark of greatness. This is because the former coach was asked, in an interview with ‘Basticast’, about the Corinthians team he managed in 2002. He then mentioned the Rubro-Negro and the Brazilian National Team to explain.

— Look, first it’s important to understand the dimension and greatness of what Corinthians is, right? It’s like the Brazilian national team, like a Flamengo. It’s impressive. The club’s structure at that time was fundamental. Very good –, compared Parreira.

Parreira at Flamengo?

Parreira revealed that he had three opportunities to coach Flamengo, but on all three occasions when the club invited him, he already had contracts signed with two foreign national teams and, on one occasion, with the Brazilian team. The world champion also states that a former president of Mais Querido even visited him to try to persuade him, but without success.

Flamengo vs Corinthians?

In the interview, Parreira describes an era that is inversely proportional to the current Corinthians. This is because the current president of the São Paulo club himself stated that it is necessary to mirror Flamengo in order to get out of the crisis at the Parque São Jorge team.

“I’m not going to close the coffin. Corinthians needs to turn the page and rise from the ashes. I want to soar like an eagle, we want to be Flamengo and we will be,” said director Romeu Tuma Jr. about the institution’s unstable situation.

What did Parreira do?

Currently 82 years old, Parreira made history in 1994 when he led the Brazilian National Team to their fourth World Cup title. In addition, the former coach won a Copa América and a Confederations Cup, in 2004 and 2005 respectively, with Adriano Imperador being decisive in both competitions.

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