CBF president visits Morenão Stadium | OneFootball

CBF president Samir Xaud visited Pedro Pedrossian Stadium, known as Morenão, in Campo Grande on the morning of this Wednesday (2), on the eve of the افتتاحuration of the Mato Grosso do Sul State Football Development Center. Opened in 1971 and with a capacity of more than 40,000 fans, the main stage of football in Mato Grosso do Sul is receiving an investment of around R$ 1 million from CBF to revitalize the pitch.

Xaud was accompanied by the president of the Mato Grosso do Sul Football Federation (FFMS), Estevâo Petrallás, who presented the stadium’s history and detailed the progress of the works, as well as the president of the Mato Grosso Football Federation (FMF), Diogo Pécora, and the State Secretary for Tourism, Sport and Culture (Setesc), Alessandro Menezes.

CBF president Samir Xaud visited Morenão Stadium, which is receiving CBF investment for pitch revitalizationCredits: Rodrigo Moreira/CBF

In an interview with CBF TV, the CBF president commented on the importance of the institutional agenda in Mato Grosso do Sul and praised the history and the works at Morenão. The stadium has even hosted Brazil national team matches: a 1-1 draw with Paraguay on February 27, 1991, in a friendly; and a goalless draw with Venezuela on October 14, 2009, in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.

“Today we began our institutional visit to Mato Grosso do Sul, continuing our work toward a more participatory management style that is closer to the federations. We are here at Morenão, a stadium that has a history for the entire population of the state and into which CBF has invested resources to help revitalize the stadium, such as replacing the pitch, irrigation and drainage. For us, it is another joy to work to help Brazilian football as a whole and the smaller federations,” he said.

Estevão Petrallás (center) and Samir Xaud (right) during a visit to Morenão StadiumCredits: Rodrigo Moreira/CBF

Petrallás highlighted Samir Xaud’s presence in Mato Grosso do Sul and emphasized the value of CBF’s investment in Morenão.

“It had been almost 20 years since a CBF president came to Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a source of pride and represents a resurgence of football in Mato Grosso do Sul, which today is beginning to see a positive future. Fans can believe that Morenão will once again be a great venue, with CBF contributing close to R$ 1 million for pitch revitalization and the implementation of an irrigation system that did not exist, the replacement of the team benches, and the replacement of the track with synthetic grass,” he celebrated.

Morenão Stadium is receiving CBF investment for pitch revitalizationCredits: Joilson Marconne/CBF

Preparations for the inauguration

While the delegation visited Morenão, professionals from the Development and Projects Directorate and the Assets Directorate were present at the Mato Grosso do Sul State Football Development Center. Alongside FFMS, they aligned the details of the ceremony’s organization with the volunteer instructors.

The Mato Grosso do Sul Development Center will be the first unit in the Central-West and the eighth inaugurated by CBF in just over a year. Since the project was unlocked in July last year, the Development Centers in Rondônia, Tocantins, Amapá, Sergipe, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo and Piauí have been put into operation.

CBF held an organizational workshop with volunteer instructors on the eve of the inauguration of the Mato Grosso do Sul State Football Development CenterCredits: Yasmin Soares/CBF

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