Athletico changed position and began to support the Brazilian Championship's standstill due to the state of calamity in Rio Grande do Sul due to heavy rainfall in the state.
The attitude represents a change of posture of Hurricane. Initially, the president, Mario Celso Petraglia, had put the red-black structure at the disposal of the gauchas teams, but rejected the possibility of stopping the competition. "No way," he said.
Now, Athletico is sympathetic to the gaucho clubs' request for a stoppage. The CEO, Alexandre Leitão, has already passed the position to the Liga Forte União (LFU), which will decide in block. The LFU has already declared itself during the week in favour of stopping.
CBF wants urgency of clubs on stoppage
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) asked the club presidents of all series to express themselves, in an express and urgent way, on the halt of the Brazilian Championship due to the heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul.
The information was published by the columnist of the UOL Lei em Campo. The suggestion of the halt was made by the Minister of Sports, André Fufuca (PP-MA).
On Saturday (11), the president of Atlético-MG, Sérgio Coelho, argued that there should be a break from the tournament after open training to collect donations due to tragedy.
Gaucho clubs want to stop Brasileirão
The request for the stoppage had already been made by the gaucho clubs. In the Series A, they're International, Youth and Grêmio. In series C, Caxias, São José and Ypiranga.
In Series D, Avenue, New Hamburg and Brazil of Pelotas. In Brazilian Female, Grêmio and Inter. The disaster in Rio Grande do Sul, caused by the heavy rains that hit the state since the end of April, is already one of the ten environmental tragedies with the highest number of deaths in the country.
According to the bulletin released by Civil Defense Saturday (11), 136 deaths have been confirmed and 125 people are missing.
