The new playing field in the mythical setting of Rio de Janeiro will combine 100% natural grass with synthetic polyethylene fibers.
The administrators of the mythical Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro they announced this Monday that they will install a new lawn which will mix natural grass with synthetic fibers, after the criticism suffered this season due to the poor state of the pitch.
The installation process of the new Rio temple mat will start this same month, when the 2021 football season ends, and it will last for about 90 days until its conclusion.
“Is a necessary intervention whose main factors were the volume of matches played in the stadium and also the climatic interferences ”, said in a note the chief executive of Maracaná, Severiano Braga.
The estimated value of the works is four million reais (about $ 700,000) And the forecast is that the Maracaná will be ready for the semifinals of the Carioca Championship in 2022.
The new lawn will use the Grassmax system, which combines “100% natural” grass with synthetic “polyethylene” fibers, which will be injected 18 centimeters deep and will emerge two centimeters above the surface of the field, in order to guarantee its “consistency” throughout the season.
Then the synthetic threads and natural grass will be “sewn” using special equipment.
Maracanã management continues its constant analysis of the results and pays attention to the necessary adjustments for the improvement and resourcefulness of actions at the stadium.
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“This system ensures an always uniform surface, it is more efficient and resistant to trampling., sustains more hours of play per year than the classical surface “and” is the same that most of the European stadiums have been adopting, “defended the administrators.
The Maracanã grass, home of Flamengo and Fluminense, has suffered criticism for its poor condition over the last year and it already went through a reform this season days before hosting the final of the Copa América in 2021 between Argentina and Brazil, last July.
The stadium, one of the most famous in the world, He turned 70 years old last year and became one of the most privileged witnesses in the history of football., as it has been the scene of the 1950 World Cup finals -the Uruguayan Maracanazo- and 2014, and the thousandth goal of Pelé, in 1969.
It also hosted the 2007 Pan American Games and the opening of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, as well as concerts by world-renowned artists and groups such as Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones. (D)
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