Fluminense break silence, look foolish over possible date swap vs Flamengo | OneFootball

Fluminense made a post to stress that the derby against Flamengo would be on Saturday (11), but the match will be on Sunday (12)

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) moved it to Sunday (12), but if it were up to Fluminense, the derby against Flamengo would indeed have stayed on Saturday (11). This Thursday (09), minutes before the schedule change, their rival made a post on social media to stress that the match would not be changed.

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“SATURDAY,” Fluminense wrote on Instagram, in all caps, in a post calling on fans to buy tickets for the derby. However, after the CBF moved the match to Sunday (12), their rival changed the caption of the post.

WHY DID FLAMENGO REQUEST THE DATE CHANGE?

After beating Cusco (PER) at an altitude of 3,400 meters in their Libertadores opener, Flamengo had logistical problems and only managed to arrive in Rio de Janeiro on the night of this Thursday (09). So the club got in touch with the CBF, FERJ, and the Military Police to request the switch to Sunday (12).

The Military Police and the CBF gave the OK. In the comments on the rival club’s post, most people supported the decision not to make the change. “Saturday, not Sunday, ok?”, “may victory come on SATURDAY”, “don’t feel sorry for the rival”, “don’t even think about changing the date. F... them” were some of the messages before the change.

SO IT REALLY WON’T BE ON SATURDAY?

The Brazilian Football Confederation gave the ‘ok’ for the derby to be played on Sunday at 6 p.m. (Brasília time). The match is valid for the 11th round of the Brasileirão, and Coluna do Fla will provide the best coverage of the derby live from the Sacred Temple.

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