The CBF maintains that the League will begin on August 9

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) this Monday he kept his intention that the league championship begins on next August 9, although for this you still need the endorsement of health authorities from the country.

The entity recalled in a statement that in a meeting held last June 25th, in which the 40 First and Second Division clubs participated, approved the dates 9 and 8 August for the start of the two tournaments, respectively.

The Brazilian Championship was scheduled to start at first week May but the pandemic of coronavirus, that it already leaves in the country about 65,500 deaths and 1.6 million infections and still today continues its expansion throughout the national geography, forced to postpone it. Since March are also suspended the regional tournaments, which is deeply rooted among the fans of each Brazilian state and takes place just before the League.

However, the state of rio de janeiro, the second most affected by the pandemic, allowed June the return of the Carioca Championship, although under intense controversy and among the complaints of some of the teams. In Sao Paulo, the governor of that state, Joao Doria, affirmed this Monday that the São Paulo teams they will not be able to start the Brazilian Championship until no finish the Paulista Championship, for which there is still no return date.

The CBF answered Doria by means of an official note in which claimed that the clubs of Sao Paulo approved at that meeting held on June 25 the proposed dates for the start of First and Second Division. “To preserve those dates, the clubs agreed to play outside their domain, transferring your local status to another city or state“in case your stadiums” have not been released“for those days by health authorities, emphasized the entity. “That decision was made based on a vote that counted cwith the support of 19 (out of 20) First clubs, including all of Sao Paulo, “he completed. The only one who voted against was Athletico Paranaense.

The CBF added that the Sao Paulo clubs, among which they find each other some of the most important in the country, such as Palmeiras, Santos, Corinthians and Sao Paulo, They have “reaffirmed their position” this Monday. However, as the own confederation recognizes, for the start of the championship it is necessary the endorsement of “the health authorities of nine” of the 27 Brazilian states and of “eleven cities”, which has not yet happened, according to CBF president Rogério Caboclo, in an interview with the newspaper 'O Globo'.