Flamengo accuse Vasco and Palmeiras over Maracanã pitch damage from 2023 match | OneFootball

According to PaponaColina, Flamengo have lodged a fresh petition with the 47th Civil Court of the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, accusing Vasco and Palmeiras of leaving the Maracanã pitch badly damaged after their April 2023 meeting, saying the surface was full of holes and posed risks to players.

On 23 April 2023, Vasco and Palmeiras drew 2-2 in round two of the Campeonato Brasileiro at the Maracanã. Pedro Raul and Gabriel Pec scored for Vasco, while Rafael Navarro and Artur netted for Palmeiras, with almost 60,000 in attendance.

The case forms part of Vasco’s push to secure a permanent right to use the public stadium on the same commercial terms as Flamengo and Fluminense. On 18 August, judge Lorena Dutra ruled in Vasco’s favour, upholding an earlier injunction, citing safety grounds and no harm to public property.

Flamengo, contesting that decision, attached a Greenleaf technical report as it seeks to overturn the ruling. The club argued the match degraded the turf and increased injury risk, citing contemporaneous reports and remarks from Vasco’s coaching staff about poor conditions to justify a monopoly over the venue’s management.

That season finished with Palmeiras crowned champions on 70 points. Vasco secured top-flight survival, while Flamengo ended the year without major silverware.

Source: PaponaColina

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