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Flamengo still doesn’t know when it will face Sport in Recife

Sport is in a delicate situation in the Brazilian Championship, being virtually relegated to Série B. Therefore, with an eye on its financial situation, the team from Pernambuco is considering hosting the match against Flamengo at the Arena de Pernambuco. Raphael Campos, the director of football for the northeastern club, spoke about the possibility and cited examples of matches against Mengão at the 2014 World Cup venue.

— We are indeed analyzing the possibility of using the Arena for certain matches that might attract a bigger audience and could bring in additional revenue. It’s worth noting that Sport has one of the three or four lowest payrolls in Série A. We have a bold budget that needs to be met. Studying this possibility is what’s on the table — he began.

— As has been done in the past, Sport has played at other times, in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, including against Flamengo itself at Arena Pernambuco. So we’re not reinventing the wheel, this possibility is nothing new — Raphael Campos concluded, in an interview this Wednesday (27).

WHEN IS SPORT VS FLAMENGO?

Flamengo will face Sport in Recife, but the date has not yet been set, as the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) postponed the match due to the Club World Cup. Thus, the organization will still define the new dates for the matches that needed to be rescheduled.

With the possible change of stadium, Flamengo could bring in more money for Sport. That’s because Ilha do Retiro has a capacity of 26,000 fans, while Arena de Pernambuco holds 45,000. Thus, the management allocates 10% of the space to the visiting fans.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Before thinking about Sport, Flamengo has a match this Sunday (31), against Grêmio, at Maracanã, at 4pm (Brasília time), in a match valid for the 22nd round. Thus, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information before and after the match.

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