Corinthians’ matches as hosts at Vila Belmiro: a look back | OneFootball

Vila Belmiro will host a black and white team this Wednesday, but it’s not Santos, it’s Corinthians. Timão made a deal with their rival to use the stadium for the match against Bahia, scheduled for 8 p.m. (Brasília time), in the first round of the Brazilian Championship.

This will not be the first time Corinthians will host a match at Vila. The club has already used Peixe’s stadium on two other occasions, both being friendlies.

The first was 40 years ago, in 1986. On that occasion, Timão faced Grasshopper, from Switzerland, in the Summer Tournament, and won 3-0. The goals were scored by Lima (twice) and Édson Boaro.

Ten years later, in 1996, Corinthians played as the home team at Vila Belmiro again. This time, the opponent was Cruzeiro, in the same competition. The teams drew 1-1, with goals from Leônidas and Marcelo.

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Understand the agreement

The agreement was proposed by Corinthians to Santos. Timão was bothered by the fact that Flamengo had one more day of rest between the first round of the Brasileirão and the Supercopa do Brasil. Rubro-Negro would play against São Paulo on January 28, while Timão would host Bahia the following day.

The black and white board questioned the CBF, but the entity explained that there was no other alternative. The Military Police does not allow matches between teams from the same state to be held on the same day.

Corinthians then suggested that the match be played outside the city of São Paulo and got approval. The club considered Bragança Paulista, but decided to play at Vila for two reasons: stadium capacity and proximity.

As published by Gazeta Esportiva, Corinthians will pay Santos a rent of approximately R$ 350,000 to use Vila Belmiro, and will cover the stadium’s operational costs. In return, the club will keep all the profits from ticket sales.

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