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Palmeiras pronounces after campaign of players on synthetic grass

Flamengo players joined the campaign, which was started by Neymar; The alviverde team defended the use of the floor and highlighted the positive points of using it

Palmeiras pronounces after criticism of Flamengo players about synthetic lawn in Brazilian football (reproduction/palm trees)
Palmeiras pronounces after criticism of Flamengo players about synthetic lawn in Brazilian football (reproduction/palm trees)

18 Fev 2025 | 15:31 |

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On Tuesday (18), some of the main players of Brazilian football started a campaign against the synthetic lawn. In this way, Gerson , from Flamengo , Gabigol, Cruzeiro, Neymar, Santos and other athletes participated in the movement. With this, the Palmeiras , which uses artificial grass at Allianz Parque, issued an official note after the publications. ; ">“ the synthetic field of Allianz Parque is certified by FIFA, which performs annual inspections since its implementation in 2020, in order to assess that the floor follows the same parameters as a natural grass field in perfect condition. ”Started Palmeiras.



“There is no scientific proof that the risk of injury to artificial fields is greater than in natural fields. On the contrary: recent study published by The Lancet Discovery Science ”points out that the incidence of bruises on football games played on artificial lawns is lower than that of natural field injuries,” concluded the São Paulo club, through Official Notice.


Athletes Complaint

In addition to the players of Flamengo , Philippe Coutinho (Vasco), Gabigol (Cruzeiro), Thiago Silva (Fluminense), Lucas Moura (São Paulo) and Neymar (Santos) also joined the campaign, asking for the end of the synthetic grass in Brazilian football. On social networks, athletes published the following sentence: “Professional football is not played on synthetic lawn !”.


Brazil stadiums that use synthetic grass

This season there will be two three in Series A of Brasileirão that will have synthetic grass: Allianz Park (Palmeiras) and Nilton Santos (Botafogo). However, it is worth remembering that Maracanã and Neo Chemistry arena are using a hybrid lawn that natural and artificial mix. Atletico-MG started works for the placement of synthetic grass in the stadium, ie the MRV Arena will use the floor in 2025.

Check out the Palmeiras note: