CBF changes schedule, Flamengo furious: find out why they're so upset | OneFootball

The trend is for Flamengo to release an official note to repudiate the entity's decision

Flamengo is outraged with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). This is because the entity announced, on Saturday (23), changes in the Brazilian football calendar. According to an investigation by the Coluna do Fla report, the Most Beloved feels harmed, as it will have less time to prepare for the Brasileirão and Libertadores matches.

Flamengo is indignant, as it was previously consulted by the entity's president, Samir Xaud, and competitions director, Júlio Avelar. However, the club was opposed to any changes, but the CBF made the alteration anyway.

“To change the time of a game, they claim very complicated compliance problems with the RGC [General Consumption Regulation]. But to change the rules of the game during the game, they can”, said a director to Coluna do Fla.

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What is this change?

The CBF brought forward the last round of the Brasileirão from December 21 to December 7. Therefore, the semifinals and finals of the Copa do Brasil were transferred to December 10, 14, 17, and 21. There is also a possibility that the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals will be played on November 26.

And what about Flamengo?

Before the change, Flamengo would have five weeks off due to its early elimination in the Copa do Brasil. However, the Most Beloved now has only seven days off. Therefore, the preparation and rest between games are shorter for the Rubro-Negro.

What will Flamengo do?

The episode intensifies Flamengo's movement to accelerate the process of disaffiliation from the CBF and work towards the creation of an independent league, which can decide the course of Brazilian football with better management.

Did someone benefit?

Since it does not play in the Libertadores, Cruzeiro will have weeks off during the continental competition weeks. Thus, the Minas Gerais team can prepare and rest more for the Brasileirão games, a tournament in which it is the vice-leader with 41 points, two less than Flamengo.

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