Brasileirão returns after a month: new updates on and off the pitch | OneFootball

The Brazilian Championship returns after ONE MONTH with news both on and off the field.

After the break for the Club World Cup, the competition resumes this Saturday (12).

And the 13th round will feature EIGHT matches – with a Rio derby, a Ceará derby, Flamengo vs São Paulo, and much more (see below).

Worldwide Success 🗺️

Even though no Brazilian team reached the Club World Cup final, Brazilian football is ON THE RISE after remarkable victories.

Results like Fluminense 2 x 0 Inter Milan, Flamengo 3 x 1 Chelsea, and Botafogo 1 x 0 PSG have put the spotlight on the Brasileirão.

So much so that the championship will once again have INTERNATIONAL broadcasting after a year and a half "in the dark" – see the details HERE.

Changes off the field 👀

In addition to this internationalization of the Brasileirão, the championship saw other important changes during this "sabbatical" month.

Three clubs, for example, CHANGED coaches since June 12.

São Paulo replaced Zubeldía with Hermán Crespo. Botafogo swapped Renato Paiva for Davide Ancelotti. And Vitória replaced Carpini with Carille.

And changes on the field 📍

The news, of course, can also be seen ON the field.

Santos, for example, signed Igor Vinícius and Willian Arão. And Internacional closed a deal with Alan Benítez (formerly of Cerro Porteño).

In addition, names like Jorginho (Fla) and Álvaro Montoro (Bota) could make their debuts for their clubs now in the Brasileirão.

Keep an eye on the table 🇧🇷

The Brasileirão returns with EIGHT matches. That's because the games for Palmeiras (against Santos) and Fluminense (against Mirassol) will be played at a later date due to the clubs' participation in the final stages of the World Cup.

The 13th round, therefore, will have:

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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