São Paulo on break before Majestoso, chasing Pré-Libertadores spot | OneFootball

São Paulo will have an 11-day break in the season after this Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Red Bull Bragantino at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, for the 33rd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

With the November FIFA international break, during which the national team will play friendlies against Senegal and Tunisia, the Campeonato Brasileiro will be paused, except for a few postponed matches that will take place in the coming days. Tricolor will only return to action on November 20, when they face Corinthians at Neo Química Arena, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

Until then, coach Hernán Crespo will have enough time to try to solve the team’s problems, which still fluctuate a lot, since the same players who competed on equal footing with Flamengo—Libertadores finalists and also contending for the Brazilian title with Palmeiras—ended up being defeated this Saturday by Red Bull Bragantino.

In addition to the technical ups and downs, São Paulo will also use the FIFA break to try to recover some of their injured players. There are 11 in total. Marcos Antônio and Pablo Maia are the most recent to join Tricolor’s list of absentees and had been starters for the team.

Dreaming of a spot in the Pre-Libertadores, São Paulo sees the classic against Corinthians as a true decider. After missing the chance to get closer to the G7 by losing to Red Bull Bragantino, Lucas, Luciano, and company cannot afford to drop any more points.

It’s true that the G7 could become G8 if Cruzeiro or Fluminense win the Copa do Brasil, but to avoid relying on anyone else, São Paulo needs to finish the Campeonato Brasileiro among the top seven—currently, they are eighth.

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