Arena Corinthians expected to open in match against Flamengo
Former President Andres Sanchez says Itaquerão should be ready in time for the game with the Cariocas
The Corinthians works on the assumption of the Itaquerão officially open on the 27th , in the match against Flamengo , the second round of the Championship . Last month, when CBF scored the game to the stadium , the club had stated that , at that moment , it was not possible to guarantee the completion of the match in the arena . On Friday , however , the former president Andres Sanchez said that the work should be ready before the date of the game and therefore the confrontation with Flamengo should be used for testing in Itaquerão .
The delivery of the stadium to FIFA should occur , according to Sanchez , between 20th and 25th May. Thus , it is possible that the game with Figueirense , valid for the fifth round and scheduled for the 17th , is not disputed in Itaquerão . The justification given by the hat, through its spokesperson, is that how the match will take place just days before the delivery of the stadium to FIFA you can not perform the necessary tests .
This is the third time that the date of delivery of the stadium changes. The work should be completed on December 31, but was postponed to April 15 after a crane collapsed and killed two workers on November 27 . Last month, the General Secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke , said he hoped the arena just for May 15 . Now , Sanchez talks about " 20 or May 25. "
Against Flamengo , the stadium should receive smaller audience . The delivery of the north and south stands interim should delay . The works on site are paralyzed since Monday after the worker Fabio Hamilton Cross , 23 , died Saturday when he fell from a height of about eight meters while placing concrete slabs on site.
- d24am.com
The Corinthians works on the assumption of the Itaquerão officially open on the 27th , in the match against Flamengo , the second round of the Championship . Last month, when CBF scored the game to the stadium , the club had stated that , at that moment , it was not possible to guarantee the completion of the match in the arena . On Friday , however , the former president Andres Sanchez said that the work should be ready before the date of the game and therefore the confrontation with Flamengo should be used for testing in Itaquerão .
The delivery of the stadium to FIFA should occur , according to Sanchez , between 20th and 25th May. Thus , it is possible that the game with Figueirense , valid for the fifth round and scheduled for the 17th , is not disputed in Itaquerão . The justification given by the hat, through its spokesperson, is that how the match will take place just days before the delivery of the stadium to FIFA you can not perform the necessary tests .
This is the third time that the date of delivery of the stadium changes. The work should be completed on December 31, but was postponed to April 15 after a crane collapsed and killed two workers on November 27 . Last month, the General Secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke , said he hoped the arena just for May 15 . Now , Sanchez talks about " 20 or May 25. "
Against Flamengo , the stadium should receive smaller audience . The delivery of the north and south stands interim should delay . The works on site are paralyzed since Monday after the worker Fabio Hamilton Cross , 23 , died Saturday when he fell from a height of about eight meters while placing concrete slabs on site.
- d24am.com
