Corinthians set to host Paulista women's final second leg at Canindé | OneFootball

Corinthians already has a practically defined location to host the second leg of the Paulista Championship final against Palmeiras this weekend. It is the Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte Stadium, the famous Canindé, located in the northern zone of São Paulo.

The second leg of the women’s Paulistão final is scheduled for this Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. (Brasília time). There is still no final decision, but the trend is for Corinthians to host the match at Canindé.

In an exclusive interview with Gazeta Esportiva during the recording of the Troféu Mesa Redonda, coach Lucas Piccinato also admitted the possibility. “I believe the [second leg] should be at Canindé,” he said.

Why not at the Arena?

The Corinthians women’s team will not be able to host the women’s Paulistão final at Neo Química Arena due to a scheduling conflict. On the same day, the men’s professional team will host Cruzeiro, starting at 6 p.m., in the second and decisive match of the Copa do Brasil semifinal.

It is not common for the Neo Química Arena field to be used twice on the same day, even though the women’s Paulistão final would start at 11 a.m., five hours before the men’s match kicks off.

The club’s top management even tried to request that the women’s final be moved from Sunday to Saturday, but the FPF (Paulista Football Federation) did not authorize the change. The board, therefore, had to look for new alternatives, and Canindé emerged as the main option.

Situation of the match

The Palmeiras women’s team took the lead in the grand final of the women’s Paulistão. The “Palestrinas” thrashed Corinthians 5-1 at Arena Barueri and are now very close to securing the state title.

With this result, Corinthians needs a five-goal victory to become champions in regular time. A win by four goals would tie the aggregate score and send the decision to penalties.

Details of the second leg of the women’s Paulista final

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