see what’s at stake in the last round

The last games of the Campeonato Paulista 2023 group stage will be played this weekend. the duel Corinthians x Saint Andrew The 12th round opens this Saturday, the 4th, at the Neo Química Arena, starting at 6:30 pm (Brasília time). The other seven matches will be held on Sunday, 5th, at 4pm.

The last round of the first phase of Paulistão will define the two remaining places in the knockout of the national tournament, in addition to the home team and the two relegated. Here’s a rundown of what’s still up for grabs in the tournament:

Classified: groups A and C define the last two knockout spots;

field command: groups A, B and D define the best teams as the leaders of the decisive phase of the knockout stage;

relegation: five teams fight against relegation in the Campeonato Paulista, but only two fall from division.

The 12th round of Paulistão

Saturday, March 4th at 6:30 pm:

Corinthians vs Santo Andre

Sunday, March 5th at 4pm:

Botafogo-SP vs Sao Paulo
Railway x Inter de Limeira
Guarani vs Palmeiras
Ituano x Santos
Mirassol x Portuguese
Sao Bento vs Red Bull Bragantino
Sao Bernardo vs Agua Santa

What is still at stake in the Campeonato Paulista?

A group

After a bad start, Santos still has chances to advance to the knockout stage. For this, Peixe needs to score more than Botafogo. The two teams have the same 14 points, but the team from Ribeirão Preto takes the lead by one more victory. First in the group, Bragantino needs only a draw to confirm the field command.

Group B

With 20 points each, São Paulo and Água Santa are already qualified for the next phase of Paulistão. Tricolor takes the lead on goal difference, and needs a win to confirm command in the knockout stage. The Diadema team needs to score more than the capital team to play at home.

Group C

The key already has Corinthians classified and the boss in the knockout stage. Timão awaits the end of the round to find out its opponent: São Bento (10 points), Ituano (9) or Ferroviária (8).

Group D

The group has the two best Paulistão campaigns in the group stage: Palmeiras (27) and São Bernardo (26). In the last round, the teams fight for the field command in the quarterfinals.

relegation

Inter de Limeira, São Bento, Ituano, Ferroviária and Portuguesa are fighting against relegation in Paulistão. Lusa, bottom of the general classification, is going through the most delicate moment for needing a victory in addition to the setbacks of Ferroviária and Ituano or the defeat of São Bento. Internacional, on the other hand, depends only on a draw to save itself.

Campaigns

Palm trees: 27 points
Saint Bernard: 26 points
Sao Paulo: 20 points
Holy Water: 20 points
Corinthians: 19 points
Bragantino: 17 points
Mirasol: 15 points
Botafogo-RP: 14 points
Santo Andre: 14 points
Saints: 14 points
Guarani: 13 points
Inter de Limeira: 10 points
Sao Bento: 10 points
Ituano: 9 points
Railway: 8 points
Portuguese: 7 points