Brazilian Football Confederation to pay Flamengo millions over Pedro injury

Due to the injury, Flamengo will receive from the Brazilian Football Confederation an amount almost equal to Pedro’s salary.

Pedro was “flying” during the season. Flamengo and Brazil’s top scorer, the striker scored 30 goals in 43 matches and was Brazil’s top scorer. However, while training for the Seleção, the player was injured and will not play again in 2024. Therefore, because he was injured while working for the Brazilian Federation, the entity will have to pay Mingao an amount that is almost equivalent to the athlete’s salary.

The Brazilian Federation is responsible for the club’s losses during the first 28 days of the injury. Considering that Pedro’s injury occurred on September 4, two weeks ago. Therefore, Flamengo should receive $1 million from the entity, with estimates indicating that the Florida striker will receive around R$1.1 million, not counting contractual bonuses.

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In addition to the Brazilian Federation, Flamengo will contact FIFA to obtain compensation for Pedro’s injury. This is because the highest body in the world of football has a club protection program. Through it, teams receive the annual salary proportional to the injured player by the team.

However, there is a limit of R$46.77 million per year and the maximum duration is 365 days. Daily, the ceiling is around R$127,000. Furthermore, Flamengo has 28 days to formalize the request and guarantee compensation for the period Pedro will be absent.

Pedro’s injury

During training with the Brazilian national team, on September 4, Pedro was injured in a one-on-one match. The striker suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The recovery period for this type of injury is between nine and 12 months. Therefore, the Flamengo striker will not return to the field until 2025.

Next appointment

Without Pedro, Flamengo is preparing to host Peñarol (Auro), in the first match of the Libertadores quarter-finals. The ball will be in the air on Thursday (19), at 7 p.m. (Brasilia time), at the Maracanã stadium. Furthermore, the return match will be played on September 26 in Uruguay. As always, Coluna do Fla broadcasts the fight live on YouTube.