Corinthians to debut early at Vila after Santos deal | OneFootball

At the request of Corinthians, the CBF changed the date of Timão's debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro. The match against Bahia, initially scheduled for January 29 (Thursday), was moved up to January 28 (Wednesday). In addition, the black-and-white team will play at Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP), in an agreement made with the Santos board.

Corinthians went to the CBF and requested the match be moved forward due to the Supercopa do Brasil, scheduled for February 1. The Corinthians team would have had one less day of rest than Flamengo, their rival in the final. To balance the situation, the club's top management requested the date change. The request was granted by the entity.

“The correct decision by the CBF was the result of much dialogue. Common sense prevailed so that both Supercopa finalists would play the first round of the Brasileiro on the same date, without causing a technical disadvantage to either side,” said Osmar Stabile, president of Corinthians.

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The decision to host the game at Vila Belmiro was due to the match between São Paulo and Flamengo, scheduled for January 28, for the first round of the Brasileirão, at Morumbis. Because of this, Corinthians needed to find another venue for their match.

The boards of Santos and Corinthians reached an agreement to swap stadiums. Peixe will host the game against Red Bull Bragantino, for the fifth round of the Campeonato Paulista, at Neo Química Arena, at 4pm (Brasília time) on January 25. Timão, in turn, will make their Brasileiro debut at Vila Belmiro, on the 28th, at 8pm.

In an official statement, the club thanked the president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, and the president of Santos, Marcelo Teixeira, “for the frank dialogue and the attention shown in changing the date and location of the match against Esporte Clube Bahia.”

It is worth remembering that Santos recently used the Neo Química Arena. Peixe hosted the 2024 Campeonato Paulista semifinal against Red Bull Bragantino in Itaquera.

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