Flamengo on alert! FERJ warns clubs who ignore advice in the Carioca | OneFootball

FERJ Threatens to Withdraw Prize Money from Teams Playing with Alternative Squads in Upcoming Carioca Matches

The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) issued a statement this Thursday (05) with recommendations for the teams competing in the Campeonato Carioca. The entity demands that clubs have at least seven players from the main squad in the games, subject to the withdrawal of prize money.

“The association that, without just cause, as recognized by the FERJ DCO, fails to use its main team after the 3rd Round of the Taça Guanabara, will lose the value corresponding to the entirety of its minimum fixed quota of broadcast rights from the collective contract and, if it has already received it or is not entitled to it, will pay a fine equivalent to the minimum quota established for one of the major adhering clubs, which will be reverted to the benefit of the other participating clubs in the championship and signatories of the collective broadcast contract,” said FERJ.

It is important to highlight that Flamengo will receive R$ 10 million for participating in the tournament. Furthermore, FERJ claimed that this decision is important to maintain the commercial interests of the competition and respect the fans. Finally, the entity reinforced that the four major teams of the Carioca earned more than R$ 1 million per game in the competition.

WHAT WAS FERJ'S FIRST RECOMMENDATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CARIOCA?

This is the second ‘demand’ from FERJ to the Carioca clubs. After all, before the start of the competition, the Federation required that the main squads be fielded, at a minimum, after the third game. Flamengo, for example, adhered strictly, after facing Portuguesa, Bangu, and Volta Redonda with the under-20 team. Subsequently, in the classics against Vasco and Botafogo, Filipe Luís's team returned to action.

WHY THE ALERT?

Flamengo and Vasco have chances of competing in the relegation quadrangular of the Campeonato Carioca. Therefore, there are speculations that the teams, if they play for their stay in Serie A, might use alternative squads. Thus, the rivals, if necessary, will have to have at least seven professionals in the squad.

WHAT DOES FLAMENGO NEED TO AVOID THE RELEGATION QUADRANGULAR?

Next Saturday (07), Flamengo decides its fate in the Campeonato Carioca. At 9 PM (Brasília time), the Rubro-Negro faces Sampaio Corrêa at Maracanã, needing a victory. Besides the three points, the Most Beloved will have to root against Nova Iguaçu, Madureira, and Boavista.

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