Volta Redonda

The Sao Paulo state championship, for example, will play this past weekend’s delayed round later Tuesday in Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro because of COVID-19 restrictions even though the same city has so far refused to host Brazilian Cup matches.

Not only disgusted to be playing in a pandemic, Fluminense and Botafogo insist clubs with smaller incomes such as Volta Redonda do not have the resources to uphold health protocols.

After winning their match 3-0, Volta Redonda said its three infected players were showing no symptoms.

Their argument appeared to be proved when Volta Redonda revealed the positive cases.

Fluminense began training only after the league started, and met Volta Redonda with just a week of practice.