Palmeiras and Flamengo have a fierce interstate rivalry in Brazil, with both teams currently competing for the top spots in the league. Palmeiras vs Flamengo is the biggest interstate rivalry in Brazil, and the speaker wants everyone to wear the same shirt on Sunday to show support for the championship.

In international club football, the Big Green has won the first ever international tournament known as Copa Rio in 1951, the 1999, 2024 and 2024 Copa Libertadores, the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 1998 Copa Mercosul.