Why São Paulo v Santos was postponed, when Tricolor play again? | OneFootball

São Paulo are in a rare week without matches. They took the opportunity to give the squad time off on the first two days of the week and returned to training at the Barra Funda training center on Wednesday afternoon (29).

And that will be the routine for the rest of the week until Sunday (2/8), when Tricolor will get another break from activities. This is due to the team’s postponed match in the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

The round, which began this Wednesday, had scheduled the derby between São Paulo and Santos, but it was postponed because of their coastal rival’s Copa Sudamericana commitment.

Santos’ opponent played the second leg of the Sudamericana playoff against UCV on Tuesday (28), with Peixe winning 4-2 and securing a place in the round of 16 of the continental tournament.

As a result, São Paulo saw their late-July fixture postponed, still with no date or venue set by the CBF. And this weekend, Dorival Júnior’s team will also not take the field.

The dates at the very start of August are already reserved for Copa do Brasil round-of-16 matches, a competition in which Tricolor have already been eliminated after losing to Juventude back in the fifth round of the knockout tournament.

With so many obstacles, São Paulo will only return to action on the 8th, a Saturday, away against Grêmio, at 4pm (Brasília time), in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

The time away from action also gives the club time to get Morumbi ready after hosting another series of three concerts. The stadium is now undergoing the process of relaying its new pitch. Tricolor’s reunion with the fans at home is scheduled for August 15, against Coritiba, in a match in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

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