The Sao Paulo team needs a draw against Flamengo to win on Sunday at the Morumbi stadium
Sunday could be a milestone in the history of San Paolo. With Morumbi at full strength, the Sao Paulo team will take the field to face Flamengo and will be able to win the unprecedented title of the Copa do Brasil. To achieve this, Dorival Júnior’s team cannot be defeated by their red-black rival. To do this, the team is betting on its history of finals at the stadium and counting on the support of its fans.
23 years after the first Copa do Brasil final, Sao Paulo enters the last match with the lead. Unlike what happened in 2000, the São Paulo team decides at home, where it has more than 60% success in decisions, and last Sunday, the 17th, the Dorival Junior team counted on a goal from Calleri to win narrowly at Maracanã advantage. Now, in the return match, the San Paolo team will have more than 60 thousand fans who will support them and push them in search of an unprecedented finish.
“It’s the title the club is missing. It’s not the second consecutive title. It’s an important result for a giant club like San Paolo. We will prepare and we will have to make the match even more perfect than in Rio. Stay faithful to the title”, said Dorival Júnior.
In addition to the unprecedented sporting achievement, the impact of the Copa do Brasil victory is significant for São Paulo’s coffers. The premium paid by CBF for the winning team of the competition it is R $ 70 million. With a debt of over R$ 600 million, the Sao Paulo team has tried in recent years to rebuild and oxygenate its accounts and an injection of this magnitude is a push for the club to accelerate its financial life and strengthen its team for next season.
Another important point that the Copa do Brasil title offers is the direct place in the group stage of the Libertadores 2024. Out of the competition in the last two editions, São Paulo, which has already won the competition three times and is the greatest champion international tournament of the country, returns to the largest intercontinental tournament. Just like the prize for winning the title, the place in the Libertadores also helps the club’s cash flow.
The continental competition pays, in dollars, the most important prizes for victories and stages achieved. Furthermore, box office receipts and other match-related factors are always higher in Libertadores matches. Therefore, being in competition is essential for teams both from a sporting and financial point of view.
Flamengo seeks the decisive turning point with Arrascaeta
Flamengo’s moment isn’t the best. In 2023, in addition to not having been eliminated in all the competitions in which it has competed and being more than 10 points behind Botafogo in the Brasileirão, the Rio team suffers from external chaos in its football department. This season, striker Pedro has already been punched by the team’s former physical trainer, Gerson and Varela have already argued at the training center and, this week, Marcos Braz, the club’s vice president of football, attacked a fan in a shopping center on the river.
To try to change the club’s momentum, the fans are putting all their chips on Arrascaeta. The Uruguayan midfielder recovered from a muscle injury this week and will be a reinforcement for the team in the match at the Morumbi stadium. Even without playing in the last month, the athlete is the red-black team’s greatest asset to change the history of the decision.
SAN PAOLO x FLAMENGO
- ST. PAUL: Raffaello; Rafinha, Arboleda, Beraldo and Caio Paulista; Pablo Maia, Alisson and Rodrigo Nestor; Wellington Rato, Lucas and Calleri. Coach: Dorival Júnior.
- FLAMENGO: Matheus Cunha, Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Thiago Maia, Gerson, Arrascaeta (Victor Hugo), Everton Ribeiro, Bruno Henrique, Gabigol. Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.
- REFEREE: Braulio da Silva Machado (Fifa-SC).
- TIME: 4 pm.
- LOCAL: Morumbi stadium
- TV: Globo, Premiere, Sportv and Amazon Prime.
Source: Terra
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