NFL funded Neo Química Arena pitch upgrade | OneFootball

Next Friday, the 5th, the Neo Química Arena will host the second edition of the São Paulo Game, the NFL (American football league) match hosted in Brazil, which this year is between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs. To ensure that the pitch is at its best level, the American league has fully funded its complete renovation, at a cost of US$ 500,000 (about R$ 2.7 million).

The intervention was carried out directly by the company World Sports, which designed the stadium's European-level pitch and has also been responsible for its maintenance since 2014. The work consisted of renewing the synthetic fiber reinforcement of the natural grass base - the previous fiber was worn out after ten years of use, compromising its support function.

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The expectation is that the new synthetic fiber, reinjected in June, will provide greater firmness to the field and last for another ten years. The decision for the renovation came after a joint meeting between the NFL, Corinthians, and World Sports, after athletes from the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, who played in the São Paulo Game 2024, reported problems with the material, which resulted in several slips during the match.

In addition to the renovation, however, the NFL has recommended to the teams playing in this Friday's match to advise their athletes to wear cleats with high studs, unlike what was done by some of the players last year, who wore low studs not recommended for the grass in Itaquera.

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