São Paulo support CBF calendar changes, eye Club World Cup | OneFootball

Tricolor liked the changes made in Brazilian football (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

São Paulo took a stance and issued an official statement on the morning of this Monday (25) regarding the changes in the Brazilian calendar at the end of this year that the CBF promoted.

The national confederation moved up the end of the Brasileirão, which was to go until December 21, to the 7th, thus moving the final games of the Copa do Brasil to the last four dates of the month. The Tricolor approved.

"São Paulo Futebol Clube positively analyzes the change of dates in the Brazilian Championship presented by the CBF. As one of the three clubs in the country still in the CONMEBOL Libertadores, São Paulo FC sees benefits with the advancement of the end of the national championship to December 7.

After all, the champion of the continental tournament will have more time to train for the World Cup, while the other teams can already start the vacation period and preparation for the next season earlier", communicated the club from Morumbi.

The objective of the CBF in anticipating the end of the Brasileirão is to avoid date conflicts, favoring a possible participation of a club from the country in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in December.

As the last three Brazilians remaining in the Libertadores, São Paulo, Palmeiras, and Flamengo, have already been eliminated from the Copa do Brasil, the change of dates for the national competitions was the best solution found.

According to the new schedule, rounds 27, 29, 31, and 33 of Serie A will be held on October 5 and 19, November 2 and 9, dates that were originally reserved for the semifinals and finals of the Copa do Brasil.

Thus, the final round of the Brasileirão will be on December 7, ensuring calendar availability for the debut of the Conmebol representative in the Intercontinental Cup on the 10th, without conflicts with the main national competition. The measure will also allow for the anticipation of vacations for the vast majority of clubs, athletes, and other members of the Brazilian football community.

With this adjustment, the decisive games of the Copa do Brasil were moved to December, occupying the days of December 10, 14, 17, and 21, dates that were previously allocated to matches of the Brazilian Championship. There is still the possibility of using November 26 for the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals, informed the CBF.

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