Los Angeles Chargers’ victory over Kansas Chiefs City in the first round of NFL season 2025, breaking a fast four -year fast, the presence of artists and sports personalities in the neo -chemistry cabins Arena and the absence of singer Taylor Swift – which was not seen in the stadium – were the topics that echoed on the media and on social networks later The game this Friday (5), in Itaquera.
After having his lawn renovated to receive the second game from the American League held in Brazil, the Corinthians’ house passed unharmed criticism. Quite different from what happened in 2024, when players from Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers suffered a series of slips during the NFL premiere in the country, causing repercussions to the league, as comments from NBA star LeBron James.
To host a match again, Neo Chemistry Arena had a wide renovation on its lawn, with the exchange of a fiber that makes up the field, restoring the quality of its first years of use. In addition, this time, the two NFL casts came to Brazil with appropriate locks for the type of field, and there were no involuntary slides.
Maintenance at the stadium was done by World Sports, a company that already operates at the stadium, but, according to the UOL portal, was a winter by the US League.
With no slip, Charges and Chiefs played a widely played game, with victory for the Los Angeles team, 27-21. Since September 2021, Kansas City’s team has not lost the confrontation, with seven wins in the period.
“Brazil now has a special place in my heart. I will always remember this September 5th. Victory, good game and here, it’s special. It was amazing. It was the first time I entered the field before the game and recorded a video because it was a sensational atmosphere,” said coach Jim Harbaugh.
In addition to NFL, Charges and Chiefs also made Corinthians nods in this coming to Brazil, with players from both teams wearing club shirts upon arrival at the stadium and during warming.
Cameron Dicker, Liverpool’s Charges Kicker and a declared fan, but who has admiration for Memphis Depay, put on a shirt with the light blue characteristic of the Los Angeles franchise, but with the Corinthians shield on arrival at the neo chemistry arena.
Still, there was a new controversy this year. Before the oval ball fly, at the end of the US National Anthem – Tradition in the NFL Games -, part of the public in Itaquera reacted with a brief boo. The gesture occurred amid the tension caused by 50% tariffs applied by President Donald Trump over Brazilian products sold in the US.
The Republican justified the measure in response to the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of leading a coup plot, which Trump classified as a “witch hunt.”
The controversy, however, soon dissipated with the beginning of the match. Most fans began to direct their energy into the field, especially in the face of the good start of the Los Angeles Chargers against Kansas Chiefs City – a team that had the most support in the stands, evidenced by the number of red shirts at the stadium. Not so, however, they managed to avoid defeat.
