Journalist loses cool, tells Flamengo's José Boto to sod off

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·24 de dezembro de 2025

Journalist loses cool, tells Flamengo's José Boto to sod off

What happened to José Boto, Flamengo's executive?

Flamengo's football director, José Boto, has been a topic in sports news in recent days. After all, following the end of the season, the executive gave an interview and commented on various topics. One of the Portuguese's statements even ‘drove journalist Fábio Sormani crazy, who insulted the Flamengo professional.’

— He said something that bothers me: “João Victor will be a top European defender in five or six years.” Screw Europe, damn it. He has to be a great defender for Flamengo -, he said, before concluding:

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— He is at Flamengo, earns money from Flamengo, lives in Rio de Janeiro, among the wonderful fans of Flamengo, talking about sending a Flamengo asset to Europe. He can go to hell -, concluded Sormani, during the ‘Placar‘ program.

What did José Boto say?

After the end of the 2025 season, José Boto compared Flamengo and Palmeiras, stating that the São Paulo team does not have the same greatness as Mengão. Additionally, when commenting on the youth categories, the executive predicted the future of defender João Victor, a promising Flamengo talent.

(Comfort for the youth to make mistakes when moving up) In this, Palmeiras is ahead. Not in terms of having better players in training, but in the transition to the professional level. We will try to move in that direction. Palmeiras, despite its greatness, does not have the greatness of Flamengo. I'll give an example: we had to play two games with a sub-17 (João Victor) as a central defender, who wasn't bad, but made a mistake that was criticized. He will be a top defender, in Europe, in five, six years. But there he was criticized, and it will be very difficult to play there again with the level of confidence a boy of that age needs —, stated the Flamengo director.

What are João Victor's numbers in 2025?

It is worth noting that João Victor was available to Filipe Luís for a large part of the season. Thus, in 2025, combining his participation in the under-20 and professional teams, the defender played 23 matches, with 14 wins, five draws, and four losses.

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