São Paulo set until World Cup, may lose call-ups for Sul-Americana finale | OneFootball

São Paulo has finally learned its full match schedule up to the break for the World Cup, which begins next June. The CBF released the details of the last remaining Brasileirão round before the pause for the tournament.

In the 18th round of the national competition, Tricolor will travel to Belém (PA), where they will face Remo at Baenão stadium on the 30th (Saturday) of this month, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with exclusive broadcast on Premiere.

After that, the Brasileirão returns only on July 22 to wrap up the first half of the season with its 19th round. São Paulo will play at home, but probably not at Morumbi, which is expected to be used for more concerts, against Athletico-PR, with the date and time still to be confirmed.

Tricolor is currently 4th in the Brazilian Championship, with 24 points won after 14 matches. The next league match is this Sunday (10), away from home, in a derby against Corinthians scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

FIFA CLEARS CALLED-UP PLAYERS

The schedule, as everyone knows, is extremely tight this season because of the World Cup, which is getting closer and closer.

Under the World Cup regulations, FIFA provides for the start of the rest and preparation period for players called up by their national teams from May 25, but with some exceptions. One of them is continental tournament finals, but a change made in April also added “final group-stage matches” of the competitions.

As a result, São Paulo will be able to count on any players called up for the 2026 World Cup in the final round of the Copa Sudamericana group stage, probably only Bobadilla, or even his Paraguay teammate, goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, who is also hoping to play in the World Cup.

Tricolor plays on May 26 against Uruguay’s Boston River at Morumbi, in the 6th and final round of the Sula group stage. And it will have the full squad available.

Conmebol argued to FIFA that many of the players who will play in the World Cup will be involved in the Champions League final on May 30, and requested the same exception for South America, which was granted by football’s governing body. The release, however, applies only to continental tournaments.

In the last Brasileirão round before the break, against Remo, Tricolor will not be able to count on any players who may be called up.

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