Player snubs Flamengo, appeals to CBF before Cruzeiro matches

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·25 settembre 2025

Player snubs Flamengo, appeals to CBF before Cruzeiro matches

What Did Willian Say Before Cruzeiro's Upcoming Matches in the Brasileirão?

Cruzeiro is one of the teams competing with Flamengo for the Brasileirão title. Looking ahead to the clash between the teams, which takes place next Thursday (02), right-back Willian made an appeal to the CBF.

— Our biggest concern, and it's even bad to say this, but our biggest concern is the refereeing. In the last few games, we ended up getting some unnecessary cards, some fouls that could have been reviewed by VAR and weren't –, he stated, before concluding:

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— It's even a request to the CBF to appoint a referee who can handle a tough game there, because we don't want to be harmed, just as we don't want to be favored, we just want them to do a fair job, where the main focus is the spectacle and not the referee -, concluded Willian.

WHAT IS CRUZEIRO'S SEQUENCE IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Cruzeiro's next two matches in the Brasileirão will be against teams from Rio de Janeiro. On Saturday (27), the team from Minas Gerais faces Vasco at 6:30 PM (Brasília time) in São Januário. Following that, the team from Belo Horizonte will face Flamengo next Thursday (02) at Maracanã.

It's important to note that the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro could have the contours of a 'final' in the Brasileirão. This is because the gap between the teams so far is only one point on the table. Currently, Mengo is the leader of the tournament with 51 points, while the team from Belo Horizonte has 50.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT MATCH?

Before focusing their attention on Cruzeiro, Flamengo still has two matches ahead. The first will be this Thursday (25) against Estudiantes (ARG), for the return leg of the quarter-finals of the Libertadores.

The match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Estadio Uno in Argentina. Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will cover the match with live coverage by Leo José and Simon Lédo on YouTube. Finally, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the game.

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