Pedrinho blasts Bap, says Vasco v Flamengo will go to São Januário

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·25 September 2026

Pedrinho blasts Bap, says Vasco v Flamengo will go to São Januário

Pedrinho made his dissatisfaction clear over the refusal to play at the Maracanã; president will try to take the derby to São Januário

Pedrinho spoke again about the situation involving Bap and the refusal he received from the Flamengo president to allow Vasco matches at the Maracanã. As a result, the current president of the Cruzmaltino club made it clear that, even with a contract in place, he will try to have Vasco face Mengão in the second half of the Brasileirão at São Januário.

– Now, speaking about the match against Flamengo, even though there is a contract, I said some harsh things about the Flamengo president (Bap), but I’m not asking to play at the Maracanã, I have a contract. He claimed the contract was bad, and I respected that. I’m not going to keep depending on that –, he said, before concluding: – I’m already making it clear that even with a contract and after the first half, I will want Vasco and Flamengo in the second half to be at São Januário. I’m not going to ask to play at the Maracanã anymore, because I’m not accepted there. I have a stadium, so I want to play at São Januário –, Pedrinho concluded in an interview this Friday (25).

What change will Pedrinho try to make?

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It is important to point out that in the first half of the Brasileirão, Vasco and Flamengo played at the Maracanã. However, even with a signed agreement for the same to happen in the second half, Pedrinho will try to move the “Clássico de Milhões” away from the stadium.

What did Pedrinho say about Vasco playing Boca Juniors at the Maracanã?

Besides speaking about the derby situation against Flamengo, Pedrinho also mentioned the wait to find out whether Vasco will be allowed to play against Boca Juniors (ARG) at the Maracanã. In his remarks, the club president said that so far he has not received a response from the Consortium and made an appeal to the authorities in case they are not allowed to play at the “Sacred Temple.”

Against Boca Juniors (ARG), my preference has always been to play at São Januário, but we have to respect Conmebol regulations. We do not meet some criteria because of the size of the stadium, the away section… and because of that, we sent an official request to the Maracanã Consortium. We have 48 hours to receive that response, which is today, and so far we haven’t received it. Since they don’t want to release the Maracanã, I make a very humble request to the public authorities and BEPE. I play all matches considered high-risk at São Januário, like Santos, Cruzeiro, Corinthians… They guarantee security for more than 1 million people and can’t manage it for 1,500 fans in the away section?

What is the reason given for Vasco not playing Boca Juniors at the Maracanã?

For the return leg against Boca Juniors, Vasco asked to play at the Maracanã because of Conmebol requirements that São Januário does not meet. However, so far Flamengo has signaled negatively about allowing it, citing concern over further deterioration of the “Sacred Temple” pitch.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.