Brasília Government Signs Contract To Maintain Mané Garrincha Stadium's 'Bashed' Grass

The grass at Brasília's Mané Garrincha stadium, which has been "abandoned for the last five months," is being "criticized by those who deal directly with it: football players and coaches," according to Marcos Paulo Lima of CORREIRO BRAZILIENSE. The "first to bash the field" was Brasileiro side Atlético Mineiro Manager Levir Culpi. He said, "The grass is really bad, especially for an arena as expensive as this one." Botafogo coach René Simões said, "For a stadium that's so expensive, the grass is so ugly." However, Brasília government last week signed a "closed five-month contract with the company that won the tender process" last year to provide field maintenance, Agnelo. The two parties agreed in '14 to have the service provided at an annual cost of R$1.13M, or a monthly cost of R$94,000 (CORREIRO BRAZILIENSE, 6/8).