A meeting between the Rio Football Federation, representatives of the clubs and the players served on Monday to approve the suspension of the Rio de Janeiro championship for at least 15 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brazilian Football Confederation announced on Sunday the suspension of all its competitions, but left it up to the heads of football in each state to decide whether or not to go ahead with their tournaments, which are currently taking place, which caused a great deal of controversy.
While many clubs, including many great ones, have already stopped announcing the end of all their activities, Rio de Janeiro soccer officially announced that the second round of its championship, the Rio Cup, has been interrupted for at least 15 days.
The circumstance arises that in Flamengo the coach Jorge Jesús and a vice president have tested positive for coronavirus, although the coach is pending a counter-test, since the results of the first were “weak and inconclusive.”