Hefty fine rules Jandrei out of São Paulo v Juventude clash | OneFootball

São Paulo hosts Juventude this Sunday at 4 PM (Brasília time) at Vila Belmiro in Santos for the 35th round of the Brasileirão, but they will not face a familiar opponent. Jandrei will not be able to defend the team from Caxias do Sul this weekend as he still belongs to the Tricolor.

If they wanted to count on the goalkeeper, Juventude would have to pay a fine of no less than R$ 1 million to São Paulo, since Jandrei still has a contract with the Morumbi club and was loaned to the Caxias do Sul team until the end of the current season.

Jandrei's contract with São Paulo is valid until December 2026. However, the parties are negotiating for the athlete to continue with Juventude after his loan ends.

Jandrei transferred to Juventude at the request of coach Thiago Carpini, with whom he worked at São Paulo, and immediately took on the starting position for the team. Since arriving in Caxias do Sul in August, the goalkeeper has played 16 matches for the Jaconera team.

Another former São Paulo player who will not be present in Sunday's match for Juventude is Nenê. The veteran received his third yellow card in the last round against Cruzeiro and will have to serve an automatic suspension.

While Juventude fights to avoid relegation, sitting in second-to-last place, São Paulo still dreams of a spot in the pre-Libertadores. To achieve this, the Tricolor will have to finish in eighth place in the Brazilian Championship and hope for Cruzeiro or Fluminense to win the Copa do Brasil, as it is unlikely they will take the seventh position in the standings.

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