Coluna do Fla
·29 August 2025
Grêmio fan prays for a miracle before Flamengo clash: "No humiliation"

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·29 August 2025
The 8-0 scoreline of Flamengo over Vitória startled their rivals, especially the next one, Grêmio. This Sunday (31), the team from Porto Alegre heads to Maracanã for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. Fearing another thrashing by the red-and-black, the supporter of the team from Rio Grande do Sul, journalist and influencer Farid Germano, called for a “prayer for deliverance from embarrassment.”
— This is a very serious moment of reflection. I will kneel and ask all Grêmio fans who follow me to join hands and, with me, in one voice, let us say a prayer to deliver us from embarrassment. It is the prayer for deliverance from embarrassment. May your will be done, but may there be no massacre — said Farid, Grêmio supporter, before reciting an Our Father and a Hail Mary.
— Deliver us from evil, which is Flamengo's attack. From evil, which is Flamengo's machine. From evil, which is Flamengo's midfield. From evil, which is Flamengo's team. From the massacre at Maracanã. From the evil of eight goals. Deliver us from evil. Amen. Away with any kind of massacre — added the Grêmio supporter.
Last year, a video of Farid went viral among Flamengo fans. After all, the journalist vented, saying he “can’t stand losing” to the Rubro-Negro anymore. On the other hand, Mengão brought some joy to the Grêmio fan this year. After the round of 16 of the Libertadores, when the Most Beloved eliminated Internacional, the influencer recorded a video singing Flamengo’s anthem, teasing their biggest rival.
To Farid Germano’s despair, Flamengo and Grêmio face off this Sunday (31), starting at 4pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. If there’s Mengão on the field, there’s full coverage from Coluna do Fla. In addition, Globo, on free-to-air TV, and Premiere, via pay-per-view, will broadcast the match.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.