Who could São Paulo face in the Paulistão semi-final? Possible rivals | OneFootball

The São Paulo fan will need to follow the rivals who still have to play in the quarter-finals to find out who will be the opponent in the semi-final of the Paulista Championship and who will have the right to home advantage in the match.

This is because, even with the qualification of rival Palmeiras, who eliminated Capivariano also this Saturday (21), it is still not possible to define the bracket of the State Championship, which continues to add the points from the classification phase with the results obtained in the knockout stage, maintaining the scheme where the best-ranked always faces the worst.

In the case of São Paulo, specifically, all five teams still alive in the competition (Palmeiras and the four playing this Sunday, 22) can be the opponent.

The first quarter-final match this Sunday, between Novorizontino and Santos, which kicks off at 4 pm (Brasília time), will already bring some definition. If the coastal rival qualifies, it will already be impossible for São Paulo to have a classic with Palmeiras in the semi-final.

If the black-and-white team secures its spot on penalties, it already defines the green-and-white as the opponent. A Santos victory in regular time only makes them escape the Palmeiras if Corinthians eliminates Portuguesa also on penalties, in the last semi-final this Sunday, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Canindé. For Novorizontino, a win by any score puts them back as the overall leader in the standings.

In the nighttime São Paulo classic, a qualification of Lusa, regardless of the result, makes them pass São Paulo in the table. If they win the match and Novorizontino qualifies on penalties or loses, they take the overall second place in this scenario. Corinthians surpasses Tricolor if they win in 90 minutes.

Speaking of home advantage, São Paulo only has two possibilities to be the host in the semi-final: qualification of Santos, in any situation, and Corinthians, if it is on penalties. In this case, the Tricolor's opponent will be the rival with the best campaign. All other combinations leave the Morumbi club, which will not be able to count on its stadium, rented for a show by the Australian rock band AC/DC.

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