Storm floods Cotia facilities, delays São Paulo youth matches | OneFootball

Heavy rains that hit the Cotia region throughout this Saturday (12) flooded a large part of the facilities at the base in Cotia. Images of the site overtaken by the waters of the Cotia River were released by José Roberto Canassa, the club’s youth academy director.

“Unfortunately, our CFA in Cotia was caught off guard by the rising waters of the Cotia River. Given the situation and aiming above all at the safety of the athletes, staff, refereeing teams, and everyone present, together with the FPF, Military Police, and match officials, the decision was made to cancel the scheduled matches,” he said.

As a safety measure, the under-15, under-17, and under-20 matches, which were to be held at CFA Laudo Natel for the Paulista Championship, were postponed.

The under-15 match was the only one that actually started, but it was halted at halftime. At the time of the interruption, São Paulo was beating Amparo 3-0, with two goals by Yahgo and one by Juninho. The under-17 match against Independente, which was set to take place next, was also postponed.

Later in the afternoon, São Paulo was set to face São João at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) in the Paulista Under-20 Championship. Holding the match was under review due to the weather conditions, and the refereeing team also opted to postpone it.

The new dates and times for the postponed matches will be set later by the Paulista Football Federation.

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