A good idea? Paulistão to have longer half-time breaks ⏱️
The 2027 edition of the São Paulo State Championship will feature a change: halftime breaks will last 18 minutes instead of the traditional 15.The announcement was made during the championship’s la...
The 2027 São Paulo State Championship will introduce longer halftime breaks, according to the latest announcement. Instead of the traditional 15-minute break, halftime will now be extended to 18 minutes. This change was revealed during the championship’s launch event on Tuesday (11). The decision was unanimously accepted by the participating clubs, who also decided to maintain the 2026 competition format.
The 16 teams have been divided into four groups, with each team facing off against the other three members of their group, as well as five randomly selected opponents. This results in a total of eight matchdays in the opening stage. The team with the most points at the end of the opening stage will advance to the knockout stage, while the bottom two teams will be relegated.
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