In a technical congress of the Paulista Championship final, held this Monday (28) in the morning, the presidents of Palmeiras and São Paulo talked for the first time about the date of the final of the return match of the decision.
For having made the best campaign, Palmeiras is entitled to play the second game in their stadium, but there is a commitment that Allianz Parque will be released on Sunday (3) for preparations for the band Maroon 5’s concert, which will take place on the next day. 5. Palmeiras wanted to hold the final on Saturday (2). Sao Paulo does not accept.
According to people who participated in the virtual meeting, Leila Pereira, representative of alviverde, put her foot down that the second final has to take place at Allianz Parque anyway. She questioned Julio Casares, president of São Paulo, about what was the problem with playing at the Palmeiras stadium.
Casares did not want to discuss the matter, which is in the hands of the Paulista Federation and should be resolved this Monday.
Leila’s insistence on playing at home is because São Paulo doesn’t want to play the title game on Saturday (2), the initial idea of the Palestra Italia club. The manager stated that the match will take place at Allianz anyway.
The first leg will be scheduled for this Wednesday (30), at 9:35 pm, at Morumbi. This is despite Record, owner of the rights on open TV, having an agreement with Ferj (Rio de Janeiro State Federation) to broadcast the Carioca final on national television. Flamengo and Fluminense perform on the same day and time at Maracanã.
Casares’ argument is that the clubs received a schedule from the FPF that the championship would end on April 3 and that could change only by TV determination, which did not happen. The federation’s leaders also argued that Sunday is the prime day for football and the most favorable for a final.
Leila Pereira is negotiating with WTorre to get Allianz released to play on Sunday and the deal should be closed today. If that happens, São Paulo will not object to playing in the rival’s stadium.
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