Zinho finally explains why Flamengo are the sole champions of 1987 | OneFootball

Brasileirão 1987 is Flamengo's Fourth Championship

Even though Sport tries, the Brasileirão of 1987 belongs to Flamengo. This Friday (19), former player Zinho, now a commentator, explained how wrong it is to consider the opposite. That’s because the club from Pernambuco had been relegated the previous year.

— How can a team be relegated one year and the next already be first division champion? That doesn’t exist. Sport was relegated in 1986 — highlighted Zinho in a video published by R10.

— So there were two championships happening that year. One with first division clubs and another with second division clubs. Theoretically, Sport and Guarani played a final, but the game never ended — said the former athlete, adding:

— There were so many penalties that the opposing president suggested both teams be champions. What a mess, man. Now I dare anyone to name the team from Recife that you claim is champion. Nobody knows — he emphasized.

What happened in 1987?

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) claimed it didn’t have the money to organize the Brasileirão in 1987. So, the Clube dos 13 was authorized to organize the Campeonato Brasileiro with 16 teams, which had a positive impact even before it started. Soon, the CBF got jealous and organized its own tournament to ‘compete’ with the Copa União. Thus, the entity demanded a final quadrangular to decide the winner, but Clube dos 13 refused.

But who is actually the 1987 champion?

Flamengo won the Green Module and therefore had the right to call themselves champions. However, the debate continues to this day, as Sport and the “Mais Querido” are still battling in court for recognition of the Brasileirão 1987 title in all spheres.

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