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The São Paulo Federation of Football met again with the clubs of the first state division, this Monday morning, and decided that it will abide by the suspension of Paulistão games while the emergency phase of the containment plan for the new coronavirus of the government of São Paulo lasts. Paulo.
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With that, the suspension of the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds, those present in the period of the ban on games announced by the government, from March 15 to 30, is maintained.
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The Federation gave up taking the games to other states and seeking justice in the guarantee of realization, as it had been considering. The entity promises to end the championship on the scheduled date: May 23.
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See below the official note of the São Paulo Football Federation:
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“The Paulista Football Federation, the 16 clubs of Paulistão Sicredi, the Unions of Athletes, Referees and Coaches met virtually this Monday. Below, the deliberations of this meeting:
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– The Paulista Football Federation and the 16 clubs unanimously decided to suspend the holding of the rounds of the Emergency Phase in the State of São Paulo, specifically of rounds 5, 6 and 7 of the competition, whose games will be rescheduled and published in due course;
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– In view of these suspensions, the FPF studied the reality of the clubs’ calendar and presented it to the participants. Everyone agrees that efforts will be needed to adjust the scheduling of the games;
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– The FPF Medical Committee, composed of professionals from the federation and clubs, reiterates the security of the health protocol prepared and approved by all the competent bodies;
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– The FPF and the clubs, through their Communication and Marketing departments, will meet with the purpose of intensifying the campaigns related to hygiene care, social isolation and vaccination, aiming to amplify the information on sanitary measures to fight the pandemic;
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– Finally, the FPF and all participating clubs publicly reiterate that Paulistão Sicredi will be resumed from March 31 and the competition will end on the scheduled date, May 23. “
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Last week, the 16 state elite clubs had analyzed the possibility of bringing the matter to justice. The majority voted against. Among the big ones, only São Paulo defended the judicialization, while Corinthians, Palmeiras and Santos were against it. The vote was tied at eight to eight, but Ferroviária changed the vote that decided to withdraw the action.
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In addition to São Paulo, Guarani, Ituano, Inter de Limeira, São Bento, Mirassol and Novorizontino wanted to go to court. With Corinthians, Palmeiras and Santos were Ferroviária, Ponte Preta, Santo André, Red Bull Bragantino and São Caetano.
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Clubs met this Thursday in a virtual meeting with the FPF – Photo: Emilio Botta
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The Paulista Championship is prevented from being played in São Paulo by decree of the state government, which suspended all sporting events from March 15 to 30 as one of the measures to try to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, at its most critical moment in the country. .
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The FPF tried, more than once, to convince Governor João Doria to keep the tournament matches. There were meetings with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, guarantor of the government’s decision, but the arguments were not accepted. The Federation, in a statement, said the government was acting against medical and scientific evidence by paralyzing football.
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Faced with the ban, the first option was to look for stadiums in other states that could host the games. There was a nod to Rio de Janeiro, which refused, and to Minas Gerais. In MG, negotiations moved to the point where the Federation scored São Bento x Palmeiras, which would take place last Wednesday (03/17), for the Independência stadium, in Belo Horizonte, but the local government also tightened the rules, and the game has been suspended.
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