Morumbi open? São Paulo v Corinthians women's final dates, where to watch | OneFootball

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released this Tuesday (22) the detailed schedule with the dates, times, and venues for the major finals of the Brazilian Women’s Championship. São Paulo and Corinthians will decide the national title for the 2026 season in two matches scheduled for the next two Saturdays, September 26 and October 3.

The first leg of the grand final will be played this Saturday (26), at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Corinthians’ arena. The return leg and trophy presentation will take place the following Saturday (3), at the same time, this time finally at Morumbi Stadium, with São Paulo as the home side.

Both finals will receive extensive media coverage and live nationwide broadcasts on TV Globo, SporTV, TV Brasil, N Sports, GE TV, and UOL.

Tricolor will finally get to play the decider at its own stadium after playing its previous knockout matches away from home, since the men’s team was using Morumbi. After complaints from the players, São Paulo will now have the support of its fans in the big final.

Open gates at Morumbi?

The expectation from the club boards and the organizing body is for a large turnout at both São Paulo stadiums, continuing the sport’s growing attendance numbers. In the 2025 edition, the final between Corinthians and Cruzeiro drew more than 60,000 spectators across the two matches — 19,000 at Arena Independência in Belo Horizonte and 41,000 at Corinthians’ home ground.

For this 2026 final, São Paulo’s board is still considering opening the gates and not charging for tickets for the grand final against Corinthians. That happened in the team’s most recent semifinal match against Flamengo, in Campinas. A decision will be made in the coming days.

29-year drought

São Paulo secured the first spot in the grand final by beating Flamengo 1-0 last Saturday (19) at Brinco de Ouro da Princesa Stadium, in Campinas (SP), sealing a 4-1 aggregate score in the semifinal.

The result sends the Soberanas to only their second Women’s Brasileirão final in history — in their last appearance, in 2024, the team finished as runners-up.

Tricolor is going through a 29-year drought without a Brasileirão title. Still under the name Taça Brasil, São Paulo were national champions in 1997, with a truly star-studded squad led by names such as Ju Cabral, Sissi, and Kátia Cilene.

The campaign on that occasion was epic, with the Tricolor women winning all eight of their matches, scoring 50 goals and conceding none. In 2019, São Paulo won the Women’s Brazilian Serie B.

Corinthians, meanwhile, secured their place in this year’s final by beating Bahia 1-0 on Monday night (21), closing out the semifinal tie with a 2-0 aggregate score. The black-and-whites reach the impressive mark of ten consecutive finals in the national competition, seeking the eighth title in their history.

The 2026 edition of the Women’s Brasileirão began on February 12 and featured 18 teams in the main stage: Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Flamengo, Ferroviária, Bahia, Bragantino, América-MG, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, Juventude, Santos, Botafogo, Atlético-MG, Vitória, and Mixto.

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