São Paulo may face Juventude at Vila Belmiro, Morumbi farewell possible | OneFootball

São Paulo returns to Morumbi this coming Saturday (25th), after 20 days away, to host Bahia in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. And it could be the last time they play in their stadium this year.

The Tricolor still has five home matches left in this Brasileirão, but for three of them, it’s already certain that the stadium will be occupied by concerts. Against Flamengo and Bragantino, in rounds 32 and 33, the club will use Vila Belmiro, after reaching an agreement with Santos to swap stadiums.

While these two fixtures are already confirmed for the Santista lowlands, the match against Juventude, scheduled for November 23rd, on the same date as the second Oasis concert at Morumbi, still does not have a defined location.

However, the solution should once again be Vila Belmiro. São Paulo and Santos agreed to the stadium swap in July, for up to three matches in this Brazilian Championship. Therefore, the Tricolor still has one more game to play at their rival’s home, and the date against Juventude fits the arrangement.

On the same day that São Paulo faces the team from Rio Grande do Sul, Santos will be playing away in the Brasileirão, against Internacional. So, the path is clear for Vila to be used once again.

The marathon of concerts at the São Paulo stadium starts at the end of this month, when Imagine Dragons performs on the 31st, with another show the following day. Next comes Linkin Park on November 8th, followed by Dua Lipa on the 15th. And to close, Oasis on the 22nd and 23rd.

AND THERE’S ANOTHER PROBLEM…

Concert schedule set and Morumbi available for the last home game on December 3rd, right? Wrong! The match against Internacional might also be played at another stadium.

Since the club will host six concerts at its stadium in just under a month, there’s a possibility that São Paulo will not use Morumbi in order to repair the pitch, which will be quite worn out. Thus, the match against Inter could be moved elsewhere.

And Vila Belmiro, once again, would be the favorite to host the Tricolor in the last month of the year. Even with the initial agreement with Santos for three games at their stadium, the rival president, Marcelo Teixeira, has already stated that it won’t be a problem if São Paulo needs to play a fourth match there.

“There was the possibility of two more games. São Paulo intends to play two more games. Regardless of three games for each side, if São Paulo needs one more, Santos is willing to make an exception and let São Paulo play at Vila, because São Paulo has concert commitments at their stadium,” said Teixeira in an interview with the Barbacast podcast.

“If there really is a need, and confirmation of this fourth game, for Santos, it won’t be a problem, as long as the schedules of both teams can be coordinated,” concluded the Santos president.

And the dates won’t overlap, again. When São Paulo hosts Internacional, Santos will be playing away in Caxias do Sul, against Juventude.

In the next update of dates and venues from the CBF for the last five rounds of the Brasileirão, which are still undecided, the organization is expected to confirm the Tricolor’s last home games at Vila Belmiro, making the farewell match with the fans at Morumbi indeed against Bahia, led by Rogério Ceni.

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