Copa do Brasil rivals set! São Paulo v Juventude: prize money | OneFootball

São Paulo learned on the afternoon of this Monday (23), after a draw held at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, who its opponent will be in its Copa do Brasil 2026 debut, now already in its 5th round.

There were 12 teams previously qualified, who now join the 20 clubs from Brazil’s Série A. And Tricolor, which was in Pot A of the draw, will face Juventude-RS in home-and-away matches to decide who moves on to the round of 16 of the national cup.

The home venues were defined in a new draw at the federation shortly afterward, and it was determined that São Paulo will play the first match at Morumbi, in front of its fans, and the decisive clash away from home, at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul. This will be the third time in the last 11 years of the competition that Tricolor will meet the Rio Grande do Sul side Juventude.

With this change in the competition format, Série A teams have fewer dates in the Copa do Brasil, slightly easing the schedule of the country’s biggest clubs. Other new features will be a single-match final to decide the champion at the end of the year, as well as spots in next year’s Copa Libertadores for the first- and second-place finishers.

The first match between São Paulo and Juventude will be on April 22 or 23, at Tricolor’s home ground, while the return leg that will decide who advances will take place on May 13 or 14 in Caxias. The dates and kick-off times will be set by the CBF later. No, no concert at Morumbi will get in the way this time. The next one will only be on April 30.

GOOD MONEY!

Just for taking part in this 5th stage of the Copa do Brasil, Tricolor will receive R$ 2 million from the CBF. If it advances, it will pocket another R$ 3 million for its depleted coffers.

If it wins the title, which would be only the second in the club’s history, São Paulo will pocket R$ 96 million in prize money alone.

See the prize money by round:

– 5th Round (32 clubs): R$ 2 million for participating clubs – Round of 16 (16 clubs): R$ 3 million for participating clubs – Quarterfinals (8 clubs): R$ 4 million for participating clubs – Semifinals (4 clubs): R$ 9 million for participating clubs – Final (2 clubs): R$ 34 million for the runner-up and R$ 78 million for the champion

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