São Paulo may face Juventude at Vila Belmiro, Morumbi farewell possible | OneFootball

São Paulo returns to Morumbi this coming Saturday (25th), after 20 days away, when they host Bahia for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. And it may be the last time they play in their stadium this year.

The Tricolor still has five home matches left in this Brasileirão, but for three of them, it’s already certain that the stadium will be occupied by concerts. Against Flamengo and Bragantino, in rounds 32 and 33, the club will use Vila Belmiro, after reaching an agreement with Santos for stadium swaps.

While these two fixtures are already confirmed for the Baixada Santista, the match against Juventude, scheduled for November 23rd, the same date as the second Oasis concert at Morumbi, still does not have a defined location.

However, the solution should once again be Vila Belmiro. São Paulo and Santos agreed to the stadium swap in July, for up to three matches in this Brazilian Championship. Therefore, the Tricolor still has one more game to play at their rival’s home, and the date against Juventude fits the arrangement.

On the same day that São Paulo faces the team from Rio Grande do Sul, Santos will be playing away in the Brasileirão, against Internacional. So, the path is clear for Vila Belmiro to be used once again.

The marathon of concerts at the São Paulo stadium begins at the end of this month, when Imagine Dragons performs on the 31st, with another show the following day. Next, Linkin Park on November 8th, followed by Dua Lipa on the 15th. And to close, Oasis on the 22nd and 23rd.

AND THERE’S ANOTHER PROBLEM…

Concert schedule set and Morumbi available for the last home game on December 3rd, right? Wrong! The match against Internacional may also be played at another stadium.

Since the club will host six shows at their stadium in less than a month, there is a possibility that São Paulo will not use Morumbi in order to make repairs to the pitch, which will be quite worn out. Thus, they could move the match against Inter elsewhere.

And Vila Belmiro, once again, would be the favorite to host the Tricolor in the last month of the year. Even with the initial agreement with Santos for three games at their rival’s stadium, the opposing president, Marcelo Teixeira, has already stated that it won’t be a problem if São Paulo needs to host a fourth match there.

“There was the possibility of two more games. São Paulo intends to play two more games. Regardless of three games for each side, if São Paulo needs one more, Santos is willing to make this exception and let São Paulo play at Vila, because São Paulo has concert commitments at their stadium,” said Teixeira in an interview with the Barbacast podcast.

“If there really is a need, the confirmation of this fourth game, for Santos, will not be a problem, as long as the schedules of both teams are coordinated,” concluded the Santos president.

And the dates won’t overlap, again. When São Paulo hosts Internacional, Santos will be playing away, in Caxias do Sul, against Juventude.

In the next update of dates and venues by the CBF for the last five rounds of the Brasileirão, which are still undecided, the entity is expected to confirm the Tricolor’s final home games at Vila Belmiro, making the farewell match with the fans at Morumbi indeed the one against Bahia, led by Rogério Ceni.

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