Copa Sul-Americana prize money: São Paulo's earnings from win in Uruguay | OneFootball

São Paulo got off to a good start in the Copa Sudamericana, with a 1-0 win over Boston River on Tuesday night (7) in Montevideo, Uruguay. As a result, the club pocketed its first prize money in the competition, whose champion will receive a multimillion payout.

Just for taking part in this group stage, Tricolor receives US$300,000 (R$1.53 million at the day’s exchange rate). And for each win in this stage, another US$125,000 (R$637,500) is awarded to the winning club.

So, adding up the two prizes already secured so far, São Paulo has earned around R$2.1675 million from the hefty prize money in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.

If São Paulo puts together an almost perfect campaign, with six wins in the opening stage and the Sudamericana title at the end, it could bring in as much as R$70 million in prize money alone for its struggling coffers. See here how much each stage of the tournament pays.

The Tricolor side did not play a great match in Uruguay, on a very windy night that caused plenty of trouble for both teams, but it won thanks to a crucial goal from Paraguayan Bobadilla to claim its first three points in Group C.

In the Sudamericana, the next fixture is only next week, against Chilean side O’Higgins at Morumbi. Before that, Roger Machado’s team visits Vitória for the 11th round of the Brasileirão this Saturday (11), at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

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