Flamengo president challenges CONMEBOL and does not abandon the Maracanã on the eve of the final match

Rodolfo Landim says he has a technical opinion that playing the match would not harm the Libertadores final field (Photo: Gilvan de Sousa – CRF)

as much as CONMEBOL refused to release the Maracanã for Flamengo to play against BragantinoOn October 28 or 29, in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship, the president of Rubro Negro, Rodolfo Landim, is preparing to confront the entity. In an interview with General ElectricHe reiterated the intention to hold the match at the stadium, even just a few days before the Libertadores final Fluminense And Boca Juniors (Argentina) on November 4.

– I will not give up playing against Bragantino in the Maracanã – said Landim, who stated that he had not consulted CONMEBOL in any way on this issue.

Flamingo Fluminense has been managing the Maracana since 2019, with a permission period ending on the 23rd of this month. The day before, the rival had a match scheduled against Vasco at the stadium.

— I haven’t spoken to Alejandro Dominguez or Frederico Nantes. They spoke directly with Governor Claudio Castro – this was stated by the Flamengo president, referring, respectively, to the President and the Director of Competitions of CONMEBOL, before continuing:

– I have a guarantee to all those involved in the operation of the stadium that the holding of the match against Bragantino will in no way interfere with the final match on November 4.