The decision of the to change the regulation of the aiming to provide more balance in the early stages is a good thing in the face of so many wrong decisions made by the Federation.
In past editions, the first two phases of the National Cup had a rule in the style that is only seen in Brazil. With only one match to be played between the teams in these two phases, if the match ended in a draw, the visiting team would advance to the next phase.
And this mainly benefited the big national football teams, who played as visitors during these stages. But what necessarily helps is to favor the big ones. Of course, sponsors want to see finals with big teams, with big audiences, with a big audience. But the cool stories of small teams overcoming each other and advancing are really cool, and this lame rule hurt these small teams.
Changing this rule puts an end to the privilege of large teams in this regard, in fact making the competition more competitive and opening the way for small teams to advance and prosper.
Stopping the big Brazilian clubs’ heads is also a benefit. Only then is evolution possible. The big clubs will be keen to avoid being overtaken by the smaller ones, taking the tournament more seriously this way. Ball within the CBF, finally.
