São Paulo break up not knowing return date: what we know about the plan | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad landed in Guarulhos in the early hours of this Monday (1) and is now officially on vacation. Although the board has yet to announce the official date for the team’s return, the club is planning an internal break different from the CBF’s overall 2026 schedule — which calls for the Brasileirão to pause until June 30 and for a mid-season training period during the World Cup (from July 1 to 20).

The Tricolor expects to give the players between 15 and 20 days off, combining the current break with compensation for five outstanding days from the turn of the year. If confirmed, the team’s period without matches will exceed one month, since their return to action is expected in the week of July 22, against Athletico-PR.

Logistics and the “Morumbi factor”

The CBF has yet to detail the date, time, and venue of the match against Furacão. Despite being the home side, São Paulo will not be able to use Morumbi, which is booked for four Harry Styles concerts between July 17 and 24.

To keep up the rhythm during the break, the coaching staff is considering holding at least two friendlies, possibly with fans in attendance. The issue has been discussed internally since last week, but nothing has been made official yet. If they happen, these matches will end a long-standing drought: Tricolor has not played a friendly since 2016 (against Cerro Porteño, in Paraguay) and, on Brazilian soil, the last one dates back to 2013 (against Flamengo, in Uberlândia). In this century, the main squad has played only eight matches of this kind.

Renovation at Barra Funda Training Center

Taking advantage of the players’ vacation, the club has begun structural work at the Barra Funda Training Center. One of the pitches is being completely renovated to receive the same standard of turf as Morumbi. The process involves restructuring the soil and drainage system for the installation of ready-made grass slabs, transported directly from a producing farm.

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