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With activities at the Training Center paused and lower temperatures arriving, Botafogo has begun the implementation of winter grass on the fields at the Training Center. In recent weeks, the Greenleaf team carried out the entire soil preparation process and the agronomic management needed for seeding, ensuring the best conditions for the development of the new turf.

When activities resume, Glorioso’s first-team squad will already find renewed fields, with a surface even better suited for high-performance training. The initiative is part of the club’s strategic plan for maintaining and improving its sports infrastructure, aiming to provide the best possible working conditions for the players and coaching staff.

The species chosen for this period was “Ryegrass,” recognized for its excellent adaptation to winter weather conditions, with greater resistance to lower temperatures and reduced sunlight exposure. Its implementation helps maintain the quality of the turf throughout the season, ensuring a uniform, safe, and high-performance field.

With constant investments in technology, innovation, and infrastructure, Botafogo continues to strengthen its Training Center, a national benchmark recognized as one of the most modern in Brazilian football.

“Infrastructure quality is one of the pillars for developing high performance in football. The implementation of Ryegrass is part of an ongoing plan for the maintenance and evolution of our fields, ensuring that players and coaching staff have the best possible training conditions available throughout the year. We will continue investing in technology, processes, and structural improvements so that Botafogo’s Training Center remains among the main references in Brazilian football,” highlighted Pedro Tardin, Director of Operations and Infrastructure at SAF Botafogo.

The agronomist responsible for the project, Bruno Moreira, explained the process adopted and the importance of this intervention at this time of year.

“We carried out the overseeding process on the Training Center’s practice fields. This technique consists of combining Bermuda Celebration, which is the base grass of the turf and shows its best development during the summer, with Ryegrass, the species used in winter. During the colder months, they work together to maintain the quality of the playing surface. As temperatures rise, Bermuda Celebration regains vigor and once again takes the leading role in the turf. In this way, we are able to provide the players with fields in the best possible condition throughout the year,” he said.

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