This year's Brazil National Championship was restructured. Firstly, the name became "Brazilian Football League", and secondly, disarmament. In the previous season, 4 teams were relegated but only 2 teams were upgraded. The team was reduced to 24.
The schedule system has also changed. Last season, 26 teams played in a single cycle. In the final playoffs, the top 8 players played away from home and away to determine the championship. This season, 24 teams will play doubles. Loop, no longer divided into regular season and playoffs, the highest score will win the champion of the Barça.
If this restructuring was implemented last year, São Paulo will have an extra national championship trophy.
The match time of the Europa League has also changed. Due to too many teams participating, 24 teams play double loops, which means that it takes 46 rounds to play the entire game.
Therefore, the time of the first round of the match was advanced to April.
1 Between January and April, it is the time of the state championships, and the South American Liberator Cup will also end in January to June.
The format of the São Paulo State Championship this season is that 21 teams are divided into three groups, and 7 teams in each group play a single cycle.
Three teams in each of the first and second teams qualify for the playoffs, while the third is two teams.
St. Paul was placed in the second group, and the opponents in his group were not strong. As long as they did not make mistakes themselves, it would be no problem to enter the playoffs.
On January 20th, São Paulo went to the São Paulo State Championships. In the opening game, it took 5-0 to win the Ituano in the B-B level. Ricardo performed a hat trick, Kaka and France in the first game of the new season. Biano also scored.
"Sao Paulo set sail again and won the expected victory."
"Ricardo is in a terrible state, and has his fourth hat trick in his career."
"Ricardo's excitement in being selected for the national team makes it easy for him to wear a hat."
"St. Paul's new coach Robert Rojas led the team to win the first official game."
圣 For São Paulo, the focus of the first half is, of course, the South American Liberator Cup. This is the highest level of South American events, which is equivalent to the European Champions League. No club will give up.
But the results of state leagues are also important.
Fortunately, in the group stage, São Paulo's opponents were not strong. Robert Rojas was able to rotate the lineup to a certain degree to protect the players' physical fitness.
三 Three days after the second round of the State Championships, Roxas hid the frontcourt trident and Baptista, and most of the main rotation São Paulo defeated the underdog Santista difficultly 2-2 away. The final key goal was Ricardo coming off the bench, scoring in the 89th minute.
In the third round, São Paulo again played the main game at 6: 0 to win over Rimera International. Ricardo scored twice and assisted Fabiano to score a goal.
In the fourth round of the game, São Paulo, who has more than half of the main force, has a 2-0 victory over Paulista. With a 1-0 lead, Ricardo came off the bench, taking a free kick and assisting Lugano to score and set the win.
Four-game winning st. Paul has secured a playoff qualification. Of course, for St. Paul, the playoff qualification is not much. It is the team's first appearance to qualify and finally defeat all opponents to win the championship. of.
"6 goals in 4 games! Ricardo fires up!"
致 "To Pereira: Did you see Ricardo's performance?"
"Selected for the Brazilian national team, making Ricardo more mature."
"Singing triumphantly all the way, São Paulo cannot resist!"
"Four consecutive victories! Robert Rojas has the best start in recent years in São Paulo."
The media praised Ricardo and São Paulo for their performance.
卡 Ricardo was modest in the interview. "The reason why so many goals are scored is because Kaka and Fabiano selflessly assisted me."
"No. 1 star? No, I am not. Kaka has a more important position in São Paulo, as does Fabiano."
感谢 "Thanks for Pereira's call, I will do my best to fight for Brazil."
"Whether I can play depends on Pereira, and I will try to impress him with practical actions in the game and training."
"We are in good shape this year, we want both the state championship and the national championship. The South American Liberator Cup? That is the dream of every player, but the game has to be played one by one."
之前 Before going to the Americas, São Paulo has a hard battle to play against Santos in the state championship.
托 Santos, who was defeated by São Paulo in the national championship last year, only finished in 8th place and does not qualify for the South American Liberator Cup. The state championship is their first goal this season, so they go all out.
In order to keep the game against Cali America, São Paulo once again hid most of the main force. Ricardo and Kaka stayed on the bench.
When the game reached the 80th minute, São Paulo was still 1-2 behind, and Santos could see his revenge successfully.
Only then did Roxas bring Ricardo and Kaka into play to find the state.
The two men who played together presented a series of wonderful cooperation for the fans, and in the 86th minute, used an aerial relay to break into Santos's restricted area. Kaka scored a small angle volley shot to, Rojas said Smile with satisfaction.
The undefeated São Paulo still leads the second group standings in the São Paulo State Championships.
圣 On February 4, São Paulo chartered to Colombia.
Cali Americas is Colombia's second-best team in the first division, and it is a well-deserved giant.
They have reached the finals 6 times in the South American Liberator Cup, but without exception, they all fell before the championship trophy, which is a very hard team.
Especially from 1985 to 1987, they made the final three times, three times as runner-up, and the sigh of sadness was really a sympathetic tear.
St. Paul is slightly better, but since winning the South American Liberator Cup for 92 consecutive years, they have been away from the championship for 9 years.
They desperately need a championship to prove that they are still Brazil's top giants!
At the press conference, Robert Rojas, who coached the top team for the first time, appeared with a modest attitude: "Cali America is a century-old giant. Last year they just won their twelfth national championship trophy. This is An intractable opponent. In the game, we will focus on defense. Their Ferreira and Castillo are very threatening players, and we will pay attention to them in the game. "
Cali America coach Lozada also expressed respect for São Paulo, but he still didn't take São Paulo seriously in his words: "São Paulo is a strong team, but I don't know about them. In us At home, we will follow our usual style and will not make any special adjustments. Ricardo? I have heard of him and he has been selected for the new Brazilian national team. He is still young and has a bright future. . But Gonzales will do his job. "