São Paulo
·1 October 2026
Tricolor complete preparations for Santos derby

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·1 October 2026




Tricolor wrap up preparations for the derby against Santos! This Thursday (10/01), at SuperCT, the squad held their final training session for the San-São, which will be played on Friday night (10/02) at 8:00 p.m. at MorumBIS, in a rescheduled match from the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.
São Paulo’s final day of preparation began with videos shown by the coaching staff to the players in the auditorium.
Then, out on the pitch, the fitness staff led the warm-up. Shortly afterward, the players were split into teams for small-sided games.
After this first stage of training, head coach Dorival Júnior and his assistants led a tactical session focused on attacking patterns for the match against Santos.
There was also practice on defending and attacking set pieces, as well as a scrimmage between two teams.
This will be the 328th San-São derby. So far, São Paulo have 141 wins, Santos have 110, and there have been 77 draws. Tricolor have scored 540 goals and their rivals 463.
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