CBF president says Brazilian football set to gain from calendar change | OneFootball

The president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, commented on the decision to change the Brazilian football calendar for 2025. The director stated that the entity is working daily to benefit all clubs and understands that it made the right decision.

"Actually, the favoritism is for Brazilian football. We are here representing an institution, we have to make important decisions. We saw a possibility to help our dates and finish the Brazilian Championship this year. I received support from several clubs. I'm here to improve and adjust this calendar, which didn't start during my administration," he said.

"We are working daily, hitting our heads. The Brazilian calendar is full. Next year there is a Cup and we needed to make a decision. I believe it was the most correct decision. It wasn't to benefit A or B, it was to benefit Brazilian football," he added.

Last Saturday, the CBF announced changes for the final stretch of the 2025 calendar. The end dates of the Brasileirão and the final of the Copa do Brasil were changed.

The main change in the new programming is the alteration of rounds 27 to 38 of the Brasileirão. Initially, these matches were scheduled to start on October 15 and go until December 21. Now, the games have been brought forward, changing the end date of the tournament to December 7, two weeks before the first scheduled day.

Thus, the end of the Copa do Brasil was postponed. It was expected to end on November 9, but now the competition will end on December 21.

The CBF announced the changes in the calendar, alleging that they will collaborate with a possible Brazilian Libertadores champion, who will have more time to prepare for the Club World Cup at the end of the year, since the final of the South American tournament is scheduled for November 29, a week before the new date for the end of the Brasileirão.

As the three Brazilian teams that are still in the Libertadores (Palmeiras, São Paulo, and Flamengo) have already been eliminated from the Copa do Brasil, if one of them becomes the Libertadores champion, there will be no conflict of dates with the Club World Cup at the end of the year.

The São Paulo positioned itself in favor of the change. On Monday, the club released an official statement talking about the topic, which is seen with good eyes by the high tricolor command.

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