Return venue set: São Paulo take Athletico-PR clash inland | OneFootball

São Paulo has finally defined its stadium for the return of the Brasileirão. The team faces Athletico-PR on the 22nd, a Wednesday, but will not be able to use Morumbi, which has once again been rented out for a series of four concerts.

The Cícero de Souza Marques stadium, in Bragança Paulista (SP), was confirmed this Monday (6) by the CBF as the venue for the Tricolor’s home match for the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship against the club from Paraná, still scheduled for 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

As has been the case in recent seasons, Morumbi is frequently made available for major international artists’ shows, following a partnership signed with Live Move. This time, British singer Harry Styles will perform four shows at São Paulo’s home ground between July 17 and 24.

This will be Tricolor’s second match at Cícero de Souza Marques in this Brasileirão. Previously, they drew 2-2 with Bahia there on May 3. But Bragança was not the only place the team had to take shelter after losing its home.

Recently, São Paulo has also hosted matches in Campinas, at Canindé, and at Vila Belmiro. The choice of the inland stadium once again was due to the implementation of semi-automated offside there, a technology the CBF intends to officially adopt starting from the 20th round of the national competition, after tests that will be carried out when the Brasileirão resumes.

Last Saturday (4), the group Nova Era Tricolor delivered a list of demands to president Harry Massis at São Paulo’s social club. Among the complaints was precisely a point about the team’s use of other stadiums when Morumbi is occupied.

In a letter delivered to Massis, the protesters requested that whenever Morumbi is occupied for concerts, as has frequently happened in recent years, the club prioritize home matches at stadiums in the city of São Paulo.

According to the complainants, holding matches in the interior of São Paulo state or in the coast region considerably reduces the presence of Tricolor supporters, in addition to losing the ‘strength of Morumbi’ and causing financial losses.

The stadium in Bragança Paulista had certainly already been chosen in advance for the team’s return to the pitch, and the demand will have to wait for next time — and there will certainly be many more such occasions. In October this year, more shows are coming to São Paulo’s home ground.

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