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Bap reinforced the desire to end artificial pitches

In discussions with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Flamengo made some suggestions to the entity with the aim of improving the sport in the country. One of the points desired by Mengão is the end of synthetic pitches. This Wednesday (12), Flamengo’s president, Luiz Eduardo Baptista (Bap), reinforced the suggestion.

— Some Brazilian clubs implemented synthetic pitches to save money. Football, in the five biggest leagues in the world, is played on natural grass. When you have a plastic pitch, you create an inequity. The ball behaves differently, the pace changes, the impact on the athletes is different — said Bap, in an interview with ‘Poder 360’.

— Flamengo and Fluminense spend about R$ 45 million per year to maintain a perfect pitch, playing 80 matches a year. It’s not fair to create a competitive edge based on the type of field; People say: ‘oh, but it’s much more expensive…’ If you can’t afford to play football on a grass (natural) pitch, maybe you shouldn’t be competing in the Série A of the Brazilian Championship — he added.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY AND SYNTHETIC PITCHES?

In the conversation between Flamengo, represented by Bap, and the CBF about financial fair play, the club argues that teams with synthetic pitches have an advantage, not only in sporting terms, but also financially. After all, maintaining a natural pitch requires a greater investment.

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO PLAY ON A SYNTHETIC PITCH?

Thus, in the final stretch of the season, Flamengo will still face another challenge on a synthetic pitch. On November 25, the Rubro-Negro will face Atlético-MG, on the plastic surface of Arena MRV. However, the next fixture will be on natural grass, against Sport, at Arena de Pernambuco, this Saturday (15).

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