The dispute of the 34th edition of the Copa do Brasil starts this Tuesday (22). After the Brazilian Championship, it will be the main event in which São Paulo and Santos will fight to regain relevant titles.
Both are going through similar moments, going through financial crises that affect their ability to assemble competitive teams, and they haven’t won a major trophy for ten years or more — the São Paulo fasting for important conquests dates back to 2012, when the club won the Sudamericana , while Santos refers to Libertadores in 2011, more than a decade ago.
Until last year, the tricolor team went nine seasons without winning any trophy. Under the command of Hernán Crespo, he ended the drought by winning the Campeonato Paulista, but soon realized that it would not be enough to have a peaceful year.
After accumulating failures in Libertadores and in the Copa do Brasil itself, in addition to a poor performance in the Brazilian, the Argentine was fired and replaced by Rogério Ceni.
It is precisely under the command of the former goalkeeper that the club will return to the national knockout stage starting on Thursday (24), when it debuts in the competition against Campinense-PB, at 9:30 pm, in Campina Grande—SporTV broadcasts .
In this phase, the clashes will be defined in a single game, with the worst-placed team in the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) ranking playing at home and the visitor having the advantage of advancing with a draw.
Like São Paulo, Santos will also play away from their domains in their debut in the tournament. This Wednesday (23), he faces Salgueiro-PE, at 7 pm, in Pernambuco — the game will be shown on Amazon Prime.
The alvinegra team will start the competition even more pressured, after all, they recently fired coach Fábio Carille and still haven’t hired a replacement. At the weekend, ended up defeated at home in the classic with São Paulo, by 3 to 0, increasing the charge on top of the board.
Without winning any trophy since 2016, when they beat Paulista, the team from Baixada Santista has struggled to find a new coach in the market who is willing to work without the prospect of forming a strong squad.
The football executive and former defender Edu Dracena, however, says that there are at least three names that are negotiating with the club, without revealing who they are. “I believe it is the most important signing for the season”, he defined.
In addition to the possibility of winning a relevant title again, both Santos and São Paulo see the Copa do Brasil as an opportunity to give their coffers a financial breather.
For competing in the first phase, each will pocket R$ 1.27 million. Whoever advances to the second phase will take another R$ 1.5 million. The third phase will pay BRL 1.9 million, the round of 16 will have BRL 3 million as a prize, in the quarter finals it will be BRL 3.9 million, while the semi-finalists will pocket BRL 8 million each. The Champion takes BRL 60 million, while the runner-up takes BRL 25 million.
The São Paulos begin the dispute of the Copa do Brasil in search of an unprecedented conquest. Santos, on the other hand, enters the competition dreaming of the second championship after having won the tournament for the first time in 2010.
See the main clashes of the first phase
Tuesday (22)
FC Cascavel x Ponte Preta, at 21:30, at the Regional Olympic Stadium
Wednesday (23)
Sergipe vs Cruzeiro, at 21:30, at the Batistão stadium
Salgueiro x Santos, at 7pm, at the Cornélio de Barros stadium
Wednesday (24)
Campinense vs São Paulo, at 21:30, at the Amigao stadium
Tuesday (1)
Mirassol vs Grêmio, at 21:30, at the Municipal Stadium of Mirassol
Maricá x Guarani, at 4 pm, at Bacaxá Stadium
Moto Club x Chapecoense, at 7pm, at Castelão
Wednesday (2)
Ferroviária x Vasco, at 21:30, at Fonte Luminosa
São Raimundo x Ceará, at 21:30, at Canarinho stadium
Thursday (3)
Globo x Internacional, at 21:30, at the Barretão stadium
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