Understanding how an NFL game intensified the friction between Vasco and Maracanã consortium

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The Maracanã releases images of the field ready to receive Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens this Sunday at 5:25 pm (CET). It will be the first game in NFL history in Rio de Janeiro, and the event moves not only American football fans but also Vasco, who scheduled commercial actions linked to the game in the city.

Context: The first NFL game in Rio mobilizes the Maracanã

The arrival of the NFL to Rio turns Sunday into an international showcase for Maracanã.The stadium, which also shares space with the carioca football calendar, appears in the images with the field prepared for the match between Cowboys and Ravens.For the fan, the reading is twofold: besides the American soccer game, the day exposes the operation of the Maracana and rekindles the dispute over who can use the stadium and under what conditions.

Development: collection with NFL and Approve and planned actions at the stadium

In recent weeks, Vasco held the launch of a collection of shirts in partnership with the NFL itself and Approve. Club and brands also scheduled commercial actions for the day of departure at Maracanã, with the installation of a place to sell the pieces and the prediction of a commercial video that would be displayed on the stadium screen.

Breaking news: NFL announces consortium veto, and proceeds go to Leblon

This week, however, Vasco was informed by the NFL that all actions scheduled for Maracanã had been vetoed by the stadium consortium. The information took the club by surprise, especially because the initiative was made in partnership with the NFL itself.

Background: Release denied in the Copa do Brasil and indefinition against Boca Juniors

The veto does not appear isolated. It is the latest chapter in a series of breakdowns in the relationship between Vasco and the Fla-Flu consortium, responsible for the administration of Maracanã.

The Basque board made a formal request to play against the Argentine team at Maracanã, but did not get an answer from the consortium.The recent vetoes are justified by the poor conditions of the pitch, which can no longer withstand the strong sequence of games.

Escalada: Pedrinho puts pressure on Conmebol and threatens to take Fla x Vasco to São Januário

Vasco has an agreement to host the matches against Flamengo and Fluminense at Maracanã.It was also planned that the club could use the stadium in up to four games a year against other teams.However, the management understands that this agreement is not being respected.

Last Friday, Pedrinho raised the tone and announced that he will try to bring derby against Flamengo to São Januário , making the field command in Brasileirão valid. The leader also asked Conmebol for the game against Boca Juniors to be played in São Janeiro .

In his speech, Pedrinho made an appeal: "I make a call to the public power and BEPE. I play in São Januário all games that are considered risky. Vasco against Santos, Cruzeiro, Corinthians ... POL would guarantee security for the party of 1 million people on New Year's Eve. And guarantees for all other games except Fluminense and Vasco".

About the derby with Flamengo, he said not to ask to play in Maracanã by contract: So speaking about Vasco and Flamengo I don't ask for playing in Maracana, I have a contract. He (Flamengo) has clauses in the contract to refuse, and I respect it. And I will not be dependent. I want Basco x Flamengo to be in São Januário, I do not want to move. I am not asking too much because we make equal or even worse games there. We have all the help of BEPE.

Current scenario: field ready for Cowboys and Ravens, marketing outside of Maracanã

The game between Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens is still scheduled for this Sunday, at 17:25 (GMT), but the episode exposes that the conflict between club and consortium was not restricted to marketing: it reaches Copa do Brasil, Copa Sul-Americana, field command and the definition of where Vasco can play his next commitments.