Ponte Preta take drastic step to avoid walkover in Série B

Ponte Preta take drastic step to avoid walkover in Série B Ponte Preta called up only players from its youth academy for this Sunday’s (30) match against América-MG in Série B. The measure had to be taken to avoid a walkover, since the main squad players halted their activities due to delayed wages. The club traveled to Belo Horizonte with 16 youth players for the clash between the bottom two teams in the second division. The group will be led by coach Gilson Kleina, who will begin his new spell in charge of the Campinas side. He took over this week after Márcio Zanardi left the position following the squad’s work stoppage. The Ponte Preta players’ protest began last Wednesday (26). When announcing the strike, the players revealed that in some cases salary payments were as much as six months overdue. Ponte are in a dramatic situation this season, virtually relegated to the third division after earning just 10 points in 24 Série B rounds. América-MG, this Sunday’s opponent, have one point more in the table. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.