President of Flamengo harshly criticizes Data FIFA and highlights: "It's a burden to be competing in three competitions"

Despite having a good squad, Flamengo often suffers during the FIFA Data breaks, as half of its athletes are called up for the Brazil, Uruguay and Chile teams. Thus, with the tight Brazilian calendar, Rodolfo Landim harshly criticized the period and assessed the consequences for the red and black squad, as the CBF did not stop the Brasileirão during the Copa América.

"It's a burden of We are competing in three competitions. When we have the FIFA break, which would be the time to better condition the players, we end up losing them to the national teams. And worse, seeing that they end up being subjected to a training load that is not always appropriate. ideal. This considering all the history that the player had within the club", said Rodolfo Landim, in an interview last Tuesday (17) with 'TNT Sports Brasil'.

As mentioned by the red-black president, Flamengo is alive in three competitions. Mais Querido is in contention for the Brasileirão title, as well as being in the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil and the quarter-finals of the Libertadores.

However, with the tight Brazilian calendar and being in all three competitions , Rubro-Negro has suffered from the intense load that some athletes are facing, such as Varela, Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Erick Pulgar, Gerson and Fabrício Bruno, who were called up for their respective teams.

Thus, after another period of FIFA Date, the red and black squad finalizes their preparation for the game against Peñarol this Wednesday (18). Mais Querido returns to the field this Thursday (19), to play the first game of the Libertadores quarter-finals, at 7pm, at Maracanã.