See what MRV Arena looks like a few hours before the match

The pitch at Arena MRV still appears to be suffering from numerous defects and irregularities ahead of the match between Atletico and Argentine San Lorenzo, at 9:30 pm on Tuesday (20/8), in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.

A few hours before the match, the Edante channel was turned on. YouTube Made a video showing the condition of the grass. There was a professional club operating at the time of recording.

After the last home match MRV Arena It was rejected by the players of Gallo and the technical committee.

The striker Paulinho He suggested moving the team’s matches to another stadium. “Gallo, as a club with a ridiculous structure, cannot have a stadium like this. It is very bad for us, for everything we want to propose and work on every day. “He criticised: “People who play the game a lot need a high-quality park.”

“Unfortunately we have to deal with this. We have to review the situation of the stadium a lot, to help us improve in the matches. Maybe we change stadiums, or play in another stadium… There is the Independence Stadium, the Mineirão. “Either of the two stadiums in Belo Horizonte would help us more than the stadium today,” the striker added.

Coach Gabriel Milito also acknowledged the poor conditions of the pitch. “The pitch is not in good condition, the conditions we want. On the other hand, I know that the club has made changes to the pitch to improve it, and it is a matter of time. We have to wait. We all want to play in a better pitch, especially the players, not only to play better, but also to avoid injuries to our players and the opponents who come to play.

Argentine press

MRV Arena has become a problem in Ollie’s Diaryone of Argentina’s biggest newspapers, warned of a “worrying” situation ahead of the match between Atletico and San Lorenzo.

the Welcome The article was published with the following title: “Take note, San Lorenzo: the worrying state of the Mineiro stadium ahead of the World Cup return match.”

Throughout the text, the portal highlighted Galo’s 1-1 draw with Cuiaba last Saturday in the Brazilian Championship, and stated that coach Gabriel Milito regrets this situation.

“In addition to the result, what caught our attention was the worrying situation at the Belo Horizonte Arena, where Tuesday’s match will be played. Milito himself referred to this issue in a press conference.

change the field

Atletico will change venues for the upcoming Serie A match against the Brazilian championship. The match against Fluminense will be held in Round 24 at the Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte.

According to the club, the aim of the change of location was to “preserve the Arena MRV park, until there is time to improve conditions”.