The coach said there were still ‘little things’ from the American singer’s show on the grass and asked for the floor to be replaced immediately
Abel Ferreira has appealed to the Palmeiras board of directors and to WTorre, the company that manages Allianz Parque, to modify the synthetic pitch of the Palmeiras stadium. According to the Palmeiras coach, some remains of objects from singer Taylor Swift’s concert, held between November 24 and 26, could still be found on the pitch.
For the Portuguese, the conditions of the floor at Palestrina’s home represent an injury risk. And the shelf life of artificial grass is not 10 years, due to the number and intensity of events that end up wearing out the material.
– What we can’t do is have a lawn full of little things from Taylor Swift’s show, the amount of drinks and everything else that should be there. Brazilian football is very intense and demanding, as are the shows. If there were a ten-year guarantee, it would be in Holland, where they play every 15 days without the pollution of Sao Paulo, the shows here, the matches all here. Unfortunately the warranty is not ten years. There is no more way to play here. If you play, injuries come. If injuries arrive, I’ll warn you – said Abel Ferreira in a press conference after Verdão’s 1-0 victory over Fluminense, which handed the Brazilian title to the Alviverde team.
After the American singer’s show, the venue also hosted the “Amigos” country tour, which saw the participation of the singer Leonardo and the duets Chitãozinho & Xororó and Zezé di Camargo & Luciano. This event, in fact, took place on the eve of the duel against Influenza and had to be quickly dismantled so that the match could take place at Palestrina’s home.
Even with the pitch compromised, Abel appreciated the move of the Palmeiras board of directors and the Allianz Parque administration so that the duel against the Tricolor of Rio could take place in the stadium and not in Barueri, as had happened in November, against ‘Atletico -PR and Internacional, which left the Palmeiras coach quite dissatisfied at the time.
– Behind the requests there must be praise, so I thank the management and WTorre for how they found a solution to let us play in our home, our pigsty. Palmeiras must play here. I only feel at home here, the other places are to be thrown away. There are compliments and requests. The lawn needs to be changed urgently – said the technician.
MESSAGE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Abel has launched an appeal to the management of Palmeiras and the administration of Allianz Parque to urgently change the lawn, regardless of who “pays the bill”. He, however, reiterated that, given the number of events that take place at the stadium and the needs that take place, the ideal is to keep the synthetic floor.
Palmeiras’ opponent at the weekend, Fluminense retained some starters due to the risk of injury. In December the Laranjeiras team will face the Club World Cup. Abel understood the decision of Fernando Diniz, commander of the Rio club, not to unmask these players.
– I don’t want to know who will pay, WTorre, Palmeiras, but this pitch is at risk of injuries and is not in condition. If I were in Diniz’s place I would do the same. I hope that next year, I don’t know who, they will change the lawn and leave it as it was when I arrived – highlighted Abel Ferreira, who added.
– This lawn (when it is) first rate, it is beautiful. Palmeiras cannot have a natural lawn here, because I understand that the shows are, in fact, a recipe. If you ask me, obviously I prefer natural grass, but you can’t have that here.
Allianz Parque was inaugurated at the end of 2014. The installation of the synthetic grass, however, only took place at the beginning of 2020, after much criticism of the state of the pitch in its previous condition, as the conditions were precarious at due to the excess of shows and events taking place at the Palmeiras stadium.
Source: Terra
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