Next Sunday, the Ravens and Cowboys will play in Rio de Janeiro, at Maracaña Stadium. And there are reportedly concerns about the grass there.
Via Mauricio Rodriguez of AtoZSports.com, complaints about the quality of the field are coming from soccer players who have played there in recent days.
“You don’t even need to talk about the field, it’s there for everyone to see,” Flamengo goalkeeper Agustín Rossi said, per Rodriguez. “The way we play, it’s unbelievable that we’re playing on a field like this. Both penalty areas are bad as [expletive]. If you look at it, there are bumps everywhere. There’s still going to be an NFL game here during the international break. After that game, I hope the field is in better shape.”
“We’ve been struggling a lot in these last few games, and the field keeps getting worse,” Flamengo midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta said. “It’s getting harder and harder to control the ball. We have to try to play quickly. If we want to be champions, we have to find a solution. With the team we have, we can’t be playing on a field like this.”
Here are the highlights from the latest game played there. It definitely looks rough.
One more soccer game is scheduled for Sunday, before preparations commence to host Ravens-Cowboys.
In 2018, a Chiefs-Rams game that had been scheduled for Mexico City was moved to the L.A. Coliseum six days before the Monday night kickoff due to issues with the field. Ravens-Cowboys is only eight days away; the league will need to make a quick assessment of the field after Sunday’s soccer game — and possibly make a decision that could lead to another game next weekend at Jerry World.
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