Court Freeze Hits Botafogo as Flamengo Registers Paquetá for Supercopa

Overview

• An injunction from a Rio court bars Botafogo’s SAF from negotiating or selling assets, including players, without authorization from the club associativo and also blocks management changes.
• Textor’s advanced €35 million talks to send Danilo and Montoro to Nottingham Forest were derailed by the ruling, in a deal reported to yield roughly €8 million to Botafogo.
• Botafogo supporters booed Textor at Nilton Santos, where the team beat Cruzeiro 4–0 to end the Brasileirão’s first round on top under coach Martín Anselmi.
• Flamengo completed Lucas Paquetá’s registration in the CBF BID after agreeing a €42 million transfer from West Ham, making him available against Corinthians in Brasília.
• Ahead of the final, Flamengo arrived to a fan reception in the capital as the staff weighs lineup choices with key players short of ideal fitness.