Break, training and long haul to Belém: São Paulo before World Cup break | OneFootball

São Paulo has entered the final stretch of the first half of the season, which will pause as early as the beginning of next June for the World Cup in North America, where fans hope Dorival Júnior can get things in order.

There are only a few days and one last match left before the break, against Remo this Sunday (31), in faraway Belém, Pará. After that, there will be almost two months until the Brasileirão resumes, when Tricolor will face Athletico-PR in the 19th and final round of the first half of the national competition, at the end of July.

São Paulo’s squad were given a rare day off this Wednesday (27), after the victory that secured qualification in the Copa Sudamericana against Boston River at Morumbi. Only the players recovering physically from injuries worked at the Barra Funda training center.

The full group of players returns to normal training on the morning of this Thursday (28) at Barra Funda. After that, Tricolor will train for two more days until departing for Belém in the afternoon, following the final session at São Paulo’s training center. The journey will be long, with nearly 3,000 kilometers to cover and about a 3 hour and 30 minute flight.

Finally, at 8:30 p.m. Brasília time on the last day of May, São Paulo will close out the first part of the season with a visit to Remo, who are currently in the relegation zone, in 19th place, with only 15 points earned.

The tricolor delegation will return right after the match and is expected to give the players a few well-earned vacation days in the first days without competitions. After that, Dorival Júnior will finally have time to hold a mid-season training period, with even the possibility of friendlies being played during the World Cup.

Still without an exact date set by the CBF, Tricolor will host Athletico-PR around July 22. It is already known that the match will not be at Morumbi, which will host Harry Styles concerts on the 17th, 18th, 21st, and 24th of the month. The shows are also expected to affect the team in the derby against Santos, scheduled for Tricolor’s home the following week.

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