Clear-out at Cotia! São Paulo sack four scouts, more exits to come | OneFootball

With the professional squad on its final day of vacation, São Paulo continues at full speed with its youth teams in Cotia, which saw four members of its scouting department dismissed this Tuesday (16).

The departure of Cotia’s well-known “scouts” is part of a streamlining process within the club’s department. According to Globo Esporte, another five employees from São Paulo’s youth setup are still expected to leave their positions next week.

Now, the scouting department in Cotia will go from having 27 people to just 18 employees. Under the leadership of José Roberto Canassa, the club determined that the number of professionals in the area was above current needs.

The downsizing plan in Cotia had already been discussed at the club since the beginning of this year, but it was only carried out now after São Paulo better organized the costs related to the planned departures.

Another issue being evaluated by the club is also the release of some players from the youth ranks, which are currently extremely bloated. The under-20 team began this 2026 season with no fewer than 53 signed players. A squad clear-out is also expected to take place in the coming months.

On the field, the team coached by Júlio Baptista returns to action this Wednesday (17), at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), against Juventude, in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, in Caxias do Sul (RS).

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