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A The São Paulo Football Federation called the representatives of the 16 clubs. of the Paulista Championship to a videoconference meeting on Wednesday, when the continuity of the dispute will be discussed, but this Monday the president of the organization, Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, has already advanced the position that will be passed to the leaders: Paulistão will be concluded.
In an interview with Fox Sports Radio programHe did not give details on how he intends to continue the championship, nor did he know how to set a date for the restart, but he guaranteed that the tournament will be resolved “on the field”. It was the president’s first public statement about the future of the competition after being suspended indefinitely due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
– Although some do not believe or do not want to, all the championships that started will end. That is a fact. It is the great will of most clubs, but we will only play again in accordance with the guidelines of medicine, science and public authorities. There are no asterisks, let’s finish, we don’t know when, we are not marking the date, the day, the time, but there is no chance of casuistry, of deciding with the pen. Football is decided on the field and this is how it will be decided, on the field.
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Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos guaranteed that Paulistão will be concluded – Photo: Playback / EPTV
According to Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, state-owned companies have logistical advantages over national disputes.
– Despite knowing that we will face enormous difficulties, states are simpler to return: they have no plane, airport, interstate, or international travel. São Paulo soccer is fulfilling its commitments. We will deliver all the competitions that we have started. Nothing is discarded. Any hypothesis will be analyzed.
Paulistão was paralyzed on March 16, at the end of the tenth round, two games from the end of the first phase, leaving the definition of the quarter-final matches and also the two relegations.
