Palmeiras and Flamengo clash amid tense atmosphere behind the scenes | OneFootball

Palmeiras and Flamengo face each other this Sunday (19) at Maracanã amid a tense atmosphere between presidents Leila Pereira and Luiz Eduardo Baptista.

Due to the turmoil off the pitch, Leila Pereira will not be at Maracanã. In the view of the Palmeiras president, the atmosphere is not suitable for being at the stadium.

In recent weeks, the directors of the two most successful clubs in Brazil today have exchanged public barbs. The reason is Flamengo’s lawsuit regarding Libra’s broadcasting rights.

This Saturday (18), the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice ruled in favor of the League and indicated the release of the excess funds withheld by the injunction filed by Flamengo, according to a report by NOSSO PALESTRA.

Flamengo had requested the blocking of R$ 83 million, when the difference in its favor, if the request had merit, would be only R$ 1.6 million.

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Leila blasted Flamengo and even considered creating a league without the Rio club after Flamengo requested the multi-million real freeze.

She also stated that Flamengo fans are ‘terraflanistas’. See what she said in an interview with ‘ge tv’.

Her statement refers to the injunction that secured Flamengo part of the fixed income from broadcasting rights on open TV, cable, and pay-per-view. The decision, which favored only the Rio club, excluded the other teams in the group, such as Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Atlético-MG, Grêmio, Bahia, and Red Bull Bragantino.

On the other side, Bap criticized Leila’s stance and called the Palmeiras president’s interpretation a ‘silly narrative’.

“I think it’s a childish statement. Trying to put forward something that isn’t viable. That doesn’t exist. Who has discussed wanting to be separate? Flamengo wants to stay in Libra. Flamengo never discussed, Flamengo never even considered the possibility of leaving,” he began.

“Flamengo, long before all these people, defended the home team law that brought value to all clubs that they didn’t have until then. So Flamengo, on the contrary, was too generous in this process, thinking about the creation of a future league.”

“Now, some only think about money, about taking advantage, they spend more time and energy appearing in public, promoting their own egos than, in any way, working for the collective interest. Things are what they are. Do you know you’re going to play alone? How are you going to play alone? Where does that idea come from?”

Besides the heated atmosphere, the match also counted towards the fight for the lead. The Palmeiras team reached 61 points in 27 games, followed by the Flamengo team, with 58 points also after 27 rounds. If Flamengo wins the head-to-head, they will tie in points with Palmeiras, but will still have one less win. The teams take the field this Sunday (19) at 4pm (Brasília time).

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