Rigoni’s future at São Paulo: last chance v Bahia to stay in 2026 | OneFootball

The forward Rigoni, requested by Crespo to try to address the team's shortages, has his last chance this Saturday (25) against Bahia to try to stay at São Paulo without relying on the will of the club's management. Let's explain.

Upon his return to Tricolor, the Argentine signed a contract until the end of this year, with an automatic renewal clause. It states that if Rigoni played in at least 12 games during the period with at least 45 minutes on the field, São Paulo is obliged to extend the agreement.

As Rigoni has played three matches under these terms and there are still nine rounds left until the end of the Brasileirão, the match against Bahia is the chance for the foreigner to keep this possibility of automatic renewal alive.

Of course, even if the 32-year-old athlete does not meet the stipulated goals, the club can still negotiate a new deal with the player for the next season, if it chooses to do so.

The chances of this happening, however, are quite low. Rigoni has not been impressing. There have been seven appearances, with no goals scored and one assist provided, in addition to receiving a red card. He was a starter in the derby against Santos and in both Libertadores decisions against LDU. And he did not excite, even missing goals that remained in the minds of São Paulo fans.

And the tendency is that the Argentine's future will indeed be in the hands of the management. For this Saturday's game, Crespo is not expected to start Rigoni among the starters, further diminishing the opportunity to meet the contractual objectives. Tricolor will host Bahia at Morumbi at 9:30 PM

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