Matheus Pereira slams Chapecoense’s synthetic pitch: “Really poor” | OneFootball

Starter for Corinthians in Thursday’s match, midfielder Matheus Pereira spoke out against the synthetic turf, the type of surface used by Chapecoense at Arena Condá, the venue for the seventh round game of the Brazilian Championship.

Before heading to the locker room, Matheus Pereira complained about the synthetic turf and called for a solution to the issue, appealing for more natural grass fields.

“This synthetic turf doesn’t work, man, it’s really hard to play on synthetic. It’s really bad. They need to fix this and play on natural grass. It changes everything. The field, the ball too. Synthetic grass increases the risk of injury for us players even more, so they have to change this,” he criticized in an interview with Amazon Prime Video.

Matheus Pereira recently returned from injury. The midfielder, in fact, is playing his first game after recovering from a muscle injury in his left thigh.

In the Série A of the Brazilian Championship, four other clubs also have synthetic turf in their respective stadiums, in addition to Chapecoense. They are: Palmeiras, Botafogo, Athletico-PR, and Atlético-MG.

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