São Paulo eye Libertadores spot, banking on past wins | OneFootball

The FIFA Date is nearing its end, and the Brazilian Championship is about to return. São Paulo faces its last five challenges, still dreaming of a spot in next year's Libertadores.

The sequence doesn't start easy, with a classic match against Corinthians in Itaquera. Then, Juventude (home), Fluminense (away), Internacional (home), and Vitória (away) complete the Tricolor's challenges until the end of the year in the Brasileirão.

The five rivals mark a good coincidence for São Paulo: all were defeated in the first round of the competition, already under the command of Hernán Crespo, who led his biggest winning streak since his return to the club.

The Tricolor woke up this Monday (17) one position lower in the standings, in 9th place, after Bragantino's 2-0 victory over Atlético-MG on Sunday night (16), in an advanced match of the 37th round of the Brasileirão.

The team from Bragança Paulista took the 8th position, with the same 45 points as São Paulo, but already with one more game. The spots for the 2026 Libertadores are six for Brazilians. But you already know that the Brasileirão's G6 turned into G7, as this year's South American final between Palmeiras and Flamengo will open another spot.

There is also the chance for the 8th place in the Brasileirão to be awarded a spot if the team that wins the Copa do Brasil is also in the National classification zone. Thus, the possibility for São Paulo to secure its spot increases.

In the first round, the Tricolor defeated Corinthians 2-0, then beat Juventude 1-0, defeated Fluminense 3-1, Internacional 2-1, and ended the series with a 2-0 win over Vitória at Morumbi.

If they repeat the results and add 15 more points, São Paulo will reach 60 and have enormous chances of being among the qualifiers via Brasileirão for the next Libertadores.

The Tricolor's 'finals' begin this Thursday (20), at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), against Corinthians, at the rival's arena, for the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Until then, Crespo will conduct three more preparatory training sessions at the Barra Funda training center.

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