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Bap Reinforced the Desire to End Artificial Turf

In discussions with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Flamengo made several suggestions to the entity with the aim of improving the sport in the country. One of the points desired by Mengão is the end of synthetic turf. This Wednesday (12), Flamengo’s president, Luiz Eduardo Baptista (Bap), reinforced the suggestion.

— Some Brazilian clubs have implemented synthetic turf to save money. Football, in the five biggest leagues in the world, is played on natural grass. When you have a plastic pitch, you create an inequity. The ball behaves differently, the rhythm changes, the impact on the athletes is different — said Bap, in an interview with ‘Poder 360’.

— Flamengo and Fluminense spend about R$ 45 million per year to maintain a perfect pitch, playing 80 matches a year. It’s not fair to create a competitive advantage based on the type of field; They say: ‘ah, but it’s much more expensive…’ If you’re not able to play football on a grass (natural) field, maybe you shouldn’t be competing in Série A of the Brazilian Championship — he added.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY AND SYNTHETIC TURF?

In the conversation between Flamengo, represented by Bap, and the CBF about financial fair play, the club argues that teams with synthetic turf have an advantage, not only in sporting terms, but also financially. After all, maintaining a natural pitch requires a larger investment.

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO PLAY ON SYNTHETIC TURF?

Thus, in the final stretch of the season, Flamengo will still face another challenge on synthetic turf. On November 25, the Rubro-Negro will face Atlético-MG, on the plastic pitch at Arena MRV. However, the next match will be on natural grass, against Sport, at Arena de Pernambuco, this Saturday (15).

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