All-Brazilian final boosts São Paulo’s 2026 Libertadores hopes | OneFootball

If São Paulo fans are still 'hungover' from the confirmation that they will be surpassed in the number of titles among Brazilians in the Libertadores, they need to see the bright side of the final between Palmeiras x Flamengo, if there is one.

With the leader and runner-up of the Brasileirão in the final, another spot via the National League for the next Libertadores will necessarily open up, thus turning the G6 into G7 for tournament qualification.

With this, the chances for Tricolor to secure their spot have doubled, according to data from the traditional Mathematics Department of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Previously, the Morumbi team had only an 8.8% chance of achieving their tournament qualification through the Brasileiro, now this possibility is 17.8%, pointed out UFMG.

It should also be noted that the chance may increase further, since if the Copa do Brasil champion is among the qualifiers, the G8 will define the teams qualified through the Brasileirão. But this will only be determined at the end of the year, as the national cup finals will be after the end of the Brazilian Championship.

In the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil are Cruzeiro (3rd), Fluminense (7th), Vasco (8th), and Corinthians (10th). All are in the upper part of the league table.

With the chances of securing a Libertadores spot increasing, the possibility of securing a spot in the Copa Sudamericana has slightly decreased, though still very high. It went from 79.5% to 76.5%.

For the most desperate, the almost negligible chance of relegation has decreased a bit more. It is now 0.17%, a drop of 0.02%, as reported by the Federal University of Minas.

The situation in the table is known. Tricolor is 9th, with 41 points, one less than 8th place Vasco, their rival this Sunday (2) in São Januário for the 31st round of the Brasileirão, which makes the duel a major decision in the quest for the much-dreamed-of spot in next year's Libertadores.

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