heavy rains delay the match by an hour; understand

This Wednesday, the 12th, Guild It is bahia were prepared to star in the return match for the quarterfinals of the Brazil’s Cup, at 7 pm (Brasília time). However, due to heavy rains and the passage of an extratropical cyclone through Porto Alegre, the confrontation was delayed by one hour, with the start scheduled at 8 pm.

Treated as one of the biggest natural catastrophes in Rio Grande do Sul, this phenomenon brought heavy rains and winds to the capital of Rio Grande do Sul and region. Even the city hall sent a letter to the CBF for the match to be postponed, this Tuesday, 11. However, the entity did not take into account and maintained the confirmation of the confrontation.

Expecting an audience of more than 40,000 fans, initially with more than 25,000 tickets sold in advance, the match promises a lot of emotion for both fans, despite the conditions. The first game, in Salvador, ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving everything open for the second meeting.

At first, the match was postponed by 30 minutes, making room for the arbitration to carry out two more inspections of the field situation. However, shortly after the return of the refereeing commission back on the lawn, the screen of the Arena do Grêmio indicated a further 15 minutes of postponement, with the last test scheduled for 7:45 pm (Brasília time), when the game was confirmed.

Upon arrival at the stadium, Renato Gaucho had already expressed his wish for the match to be postponed. “We can’t take advantage of it, rain, cold, let’s pray that the field doesn’t start to get soaked, to have puddles of water. Football will become ugly, practically impractical. (…) Let’s wait, if it increases, I’ll talk to the president to see if we try to postpone this game, otherwise we won’t be able to play”said the coach.