Vasco upgrade São Januário pitch, check it out | OneFootball

The pitch at São Januário, Vasco’s stadium, will undergo a period of intensive care in the coming days. The company responsible for the field’s maintenance, Greenleaf, began improvements this Monday (10/13) on the stadium’s goal areas, removing sections of the old grass and planting new turf.

According to specialists, despite the mutations — those discolorations that have already drawn attention — the field remains in suitable condition for playing football, without compromising playability.

Vasco will not play at São Januário until November 2, when they face São Paulo in the Brazilian Championship. During this period, the management intends to advance the treatment of the pitch, including more intensive nutritional management, soil decompaction, oxygenation, and sand topdressing — measures aimed at reducing color variations and improving grass density.

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Photo: Reproduction/Globo.

The problem is not new. Since 2024, the field has shown patches that have spread across the entire pitch, although they have not affected team performance. Each layer of grass was installed at different times, and only a complete replacement of the turf — including the soil — would definitively solve the problem, something that hasn’t happened in over 20 years.

In August 2024, Vasco already carried out a special treatment during a break between matches, temporarily improving the field’s appearance. With the expectation of São Januário’s renovation in 2025 and the completion of the sale of its construction potential, the club plans to start the work as soon as the funds are released and the City Hall gives the green light. Until then, the partnership with Greenleaf will continue to ensure the pitch is in good condition for matches, with new treatment periods scheduled for November, between the 8th and 29th, when the stadium will once again be without games.

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Replacement of São Januário’s turf – Photo: Reproduction/AV.

Replacement of São Januário’s turf – Photo: Reproduction/AV.

Vasco fans can, therefore, expect a more visually uniform pitch, even if definitive changes will only come with the future renovation.

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