Understand how CBF’s measures in the Copa do Brasil favor Flamengo against Corinthians

The entity bangs the hammer, changes the base dates for the semifinals of the tournament and the parties disagree on the legality of the decision

Corinthians lost the tug-of-war with Flamengo behind the scenes due to maintaining the original dates of the second legs of the semi-finals of the Brazilian Cup. This Sunday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Initially, the decisive match between Corinthians and Rosso-Neri, at Neo Química, was going to be played on October 17th. However, the body responded to the request of the Flamengo management and, now, it will be the 20th. The same happened with the second duel between Atlético-MG and Vasco, which was moved to the 19th of next month, satisfying the fans of ‘Atletico and. contradicting Cruz-Maltinos. The legitimacy of the determination.

The divergence began when Flamengo asked the CBF to postpone the clashes with Corinthians (10/17) and Fluminense (10/20), the latter in the Brasileirão, due to FIFA data. The management of the Rio team understands that there would not be the ideal time for the recovery of the recovered players.considering that the national team match period ends on 15 October, two days before the date initially scheduled for the return match against Corinthians. They would then have only 48 hours to recover the traveling athletes.

Midfielder Gerson was the only Rio squad called up by Dorival Júnior for the Brazilian team, but the team may still be without Uruguayans Varela, De Arrascaeta and De La Cruz, and Chilean Erick Pulgar, in this FIFA fixture. Atlético-MG will have the left back Guilherme Arana representing the club in the Brazilian shirt, while the Chilean Vargas, the Paraguayan Junior Alonso and the Ecuadorian Alan Franco. It is worth noting that Corinthians are also expected to have midfielder José Martínez, defender Félix Torres and forward Ángel Romero, called up for the Venezuela, Ecuador and Paraguay teams respectively.

The Corinthians say they were not consulted on the matter. According to president Augusto Melo, the main reason why the club opposes the change of date is due to the fact that a change violates the competition regulations, as well as damaging the logistical programme. The representative states that he complained to Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the CBF, about a possible change in the calendar, but received no response.

“When some comments appeared on the internet, we personally notified the CBF, I called Ednaldo, he said he was in a meeting and as soon as it was over he would call me. This happened three days ago and until now he hasn’t called me and yesterday (Saturday) we learned the new date, absurd,” Augusto Melo said in an interview with band.

“We are responsible for the game. If there was anyone who could comment on something, it would be us. The least they had to do was call the four clubs and give us a guideline and then we could find a solution for everyone. And that’s not all the fact that the player is called up, we also have four called up. A lot of people have done logistics in terms of package, hotel and everything will just be thrown in the bin. This is a huge loss for Corinthians and my fans and I think we deserve respect”, he concluded.

Article 11 of Chapter 3 of General Competition Regulations (RGC) of the CBF, referring to the “Technical Provisions”, establishes that “the call-up of athletes to the national teams does not guarantee the respective clubs the right to change the dates of their matches in the competitions”. Article 13 defines it “The competition scoreboards may only be modified at the request of the interested party”described as “the host club, the host association and the broadcaster holding the broadcasting rights”. Under no circumstances, therefore, could Flamengo officially ask for a change of date, and the same goes for Atlético-MG, who play their second match with Vasco in São Januário, Rio.

“The CBF completely ignores Vasco’s denial and overrides it, given that Vasco played in an identical situation with some players returning in the first hours of the match against Atletico-PR. So this already completely calls into question the decision-making process of CBF The opponent is benefiting because Vasco played with players who arrived tired from away games, serving their teams”, said Pedrinho, president of Vasco, in a video published on the club’s channel.

“The other point is the following: all that remains is for the opponent to choose the referee of the match. For me, the CBF completely loses credibility with this decision. Vasco doesn’t want benefits, Vasco wants justice. And that’s not the case. be fair. Because the situation is similar to the one faced by Vasco Today Atlético-MG and Flamengo are benefiting from this decision of the CBF Vasco is outraged by the decision of the CBF.

What does the CBF say?

In a statement, the CBF states that it was unable to play the matches on the scheduled date of October 17 “due to the dates defined for Libertadores and Sul-Americana. For reasons of public safety in Buenos Aires, Conmebol has scheduled the first match of the semi-final between River Plate and Atlético-MG on Tuesday 22 October Since the Minas Gerais club already had a commitment with Fortaleza on the 20th, the team will play three matches in less than six days in three different cities.

The highest body of Brazilian football also specifies that the decision was made after listening to the clubs involved and on the basis of the RGC. In a letter published on Saturday 28 October, competition director Julio Avelar states that the CBF is supported, considering that “the general regulation provides that the clubs, managers and athletes, upon participation in the competitions organized by the CBF, grant the body full powers to decide on “any problems and requests that may arise during the competitions”.

Again according to the letter, the CBF “received approval from the broadcast rights holder to change the dates of the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil”AND “I want to replicate the successful experience by modifying the games in the final stages of the tournament for the weekend”just like what happened in 2023, when Sao Paulo and Flamengo decided the title on a Sunday. The document clarifies the contrary position of Corinthians, as well as the veto of Vasco’s proposal to bring forward the match against Atlético-MG to the 16th minute, taking into account that the proposal was not on the agenda, but simply a “consensus option, or not.”

“The preparation and adjustments of the calendar always aim at the improvement and permanent promotion of Brazilian football, respecting the principles of technical balance and sporting merit; and at reproducing the previous successful experience with the modification of matches in the final stages of the World Cup in Brazil for the weekend, allowing the participating clubs on equal terms, after the FIFA Date of October 15, to employ maximum force, using and recovering the athletes called up for their national teams, which enhances the sporting controversy in this acute decisive moment of the competition”, published the CBF.

Source: Terra

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