It’s Copa do Brasil night at Morumbi.
SĂŁo Paulo and Athletico face off in the first leg of the round of 16 of the competition.
The match will kick off at 19:30 (BrasĂlia time).
The return leg will be next Wednesday (6) at the Arena.
The winner will guarantee a prize of R$ 4.7 million.
Histórico na Copa do Brasil 🆚
This will be only the second time this matchup happens in the tournament.
The first meeting was in the third round of the 2018 edition, with CAP advancing.
They won 2-1 at Arena da Baixada and then drew 2-2 at Morumbi.
São Paulo 🇾🇪
Tricolor debuted in the last phase and surpassed Náutico to reach the round of 16.
And arrives motivated after three consecutive wins following the defeat in Crespo’s re-debut.
Ferraresi is out due to suspension. Dinenno, on the other hand, defended Cruzeiro in the last phase and therefore cannot play for SPFC in the competition.
The expectation was for changes due to the sequence of games.
Which was confirmed. Cases, for example, Rafael, Alisson, Bobadilla, Enzo, and Luciano.
Athletico 🌪️
CAP has been in the Copa do BR since the initial phase. They have already eliminated Pouso Alegre, Guarany de Bagé, and Brusque.
And are trying to get back on track this season.
The campaign in SĂ©rie B is well below expectations.
With 25 points, they are only 11th place.
Five points less than Chapecoense, the team that closes the G-4.
They even had a priest blessing the club’s facilities.
Odair Hellmann is without Aguirre (foot discomfort), LĂ©o Derik (fatigue), and Esquivel (still with knee pain).
KauĂŁ Moraes, Felipinho, and Kevin Viveros were preserved thinking about the SĂ©rie B sequence – they start on the bench.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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