Sport president takes drastic step before Flamengo clash | OneFootball

Yuri Romão announced he will leave the position of Sport president before the end of his term

Flamengo takes the field this Saturday (15) against Sport, at Arena de Pernambuco, for the Brazilian Championship. Before that, the Pernambuco team is experiencing a turbulent moment behind the scenes, and president Yuri Romão announced he will step down before the end of his term.

— In this last meeting, we made a decision that president Yuri Romão will stay until December 31. At the end of this period, we will call for an audit, which is already standard because of the Pelé Law. And right after the audit, we will call an election so that a new leader can be chosen to take charge of Sport. It will probably be an interim mandate, and at the end of 2026, there will be another election for the three-year term — said Yuri Romão, this Friday (14), speaking in the third person.

“This is not a resignation, I am bringing the election forward and will stay until a new president arrives. The new president will receive the baton from my hand”, concluded the Sport president, in a press conference at Ilha do Retiro.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF YURI ROMÃO'S DEPARTURE?

Yuri Romão was re-elected president of Sport for the 2025 and 2026 bienniums, after the team’s promotion to Série A in 2024. However, due to poor performance, delayed salaries, a lack of important titles, and an early relegation to Série B, the fans decided to protest.

Thus, Sport could be mathematically relegated this Saturday (15). For that to happen, Flamengo needs to defeat the Recife team at Arena de Pernambuco. With that, the Pernambuco side would no longer have a chance to leave the relegation zone (Z-4).

WHEN IS THE MATCH BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND SPORT?

Therefore, Flamengo and Sport face each other this Saturday (15), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena de Pernambuco, for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. Thus, Coluna do Fla brings all the information about the match.

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