Despite the heavy rain and the the terrible state in which the Maracanã was found on Tuesday morningThe match between Flamengo and Universidad de Chile for the Copa Santander Libertadores da América is initially scheduled for 21:50 p.m. on Wednesday. Carlos Peixoto, the Flamengo representative at CONMEBOL, confirms this. He says the field drainage work was done as well as possible. Furthermore, the stadium cleaning was also effective, and if all goes as expected, there will be no problems with the match.

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"We've been working tirelessly since early morning, in contact with CONMEBOL. We're confident the game will go ahead. The pitch is in excellent condition, and if the rain lets up, the city will recover. The red-and-black nation will be able to go to the game. The drainage system withstood the rain spectacularly well. The only chance the game won't go ahead is if the state government doesn't provide the necessary support from the Military Police, the Fire Department, or Civil Defense... If the game can't be played on Wednesday, it's likely to be played on Thursday," Peixoto explained in an interview with Rádio Tupi.

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On Tuesday afternoon, Flamengo players held a training session at the Hélio Maurício Gymnasium in Gávea. The Chileans, who were scheduled to train at Maracanã in the morning, had their training session canceled due to rain. Concerned about being a good host for their opponents this Wednesday, Flamengo is providing all the necessary assistance to ensure the Universidad de Chile delegation is as little affected by the flooding as possible.

"We are giving the Chileans our full support. Now, we have a member of the board at the hotel with them. We are doing everything we can for our opponents. They are uncomfortable playing on Thursday, as they have a difficult match on Saturday in the Chilean championship. Furthermore, next Tuesday (13.04/XNUMX), they will be back on the field for the Libertadores," said Flamengo's vice-president of football, Marcos Bras, to Rádio Globo.

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Caution - The Secretary of Tourism, Sports, and Leisure, Marcia Lins, continues to exercise caution when discussing the match. She says a definitive answer will only be available on Wednesday morning, as more rain is expected in the coming hours.

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"I'll give President Patrícia Amorim my answer tomorrow. I just spoke to her on the phone, and we're still deciding what to do. The pitch is still soaked, there's a lot of trash around the stadium, and the forecast is that it will continue to rain," he added.

Check out the photo gallery of Maracanã after the floods here.