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Paulistão Introduces Extended Half-Time Break

Headline: Campeonato Paulista Introduces Longer Half-Time Breaks for 2027 Season

Matches in the 2027 Campeonato Paulista will feature a change. Half-time breaks will last 18 minutes instead of the traditional 15.

The change was announced at the championship’s launch event on Tuesday (11).

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In addition, as in this year’s Paulistão matches, there will be a three-minute hydration break in each half.

The change was accepted by the clubs participating in the state championship, which also approved keeping the 2026 competition format.

The 16 teams were divided into four pots. Each team faces the other three teams in its pot and five other randomly drawn opponents, for a total of eight matchdays in the opening stage.

The eight teams with the most points advance to the knockout stage, while the bottom two teams are relegated.

See each team’s opponents below:

Palmeiras

Corinthians, Santos, São Paulo, Red Bull Bragantino, Capivariano, Guarani, Primavera, Ferroviária

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Corinthians

Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo, Capivariano, Novorizontino, Primavera, Botafogo-SP, Noroeste

São Paulo

Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, Novorizontino, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Mirassol, São Bernardo

Santos

Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Portuguesa, Red Bull Bragantino, Mirassol, Guarani, Juventus

Novorizontino

Capivariano, Portuguesa, Red Bull Bragantino, São Paulo, Corinthians, Botafogo-SP, São Bernardo, Juventus

Red Bull Bragantino

Capivariano, Portuguesa, Novorizontino, Santos, Palmeiras, Guarani, Ferroviária, Noroeste

Portuguesa

Capivariano, Novorizontino, Red Bull Bragantino, São Paulo, Santos, Mirassol, Juventus, Ferroviária

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Capivariano

Portuguesa, Novorizontino, Red Bull Bragantino, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Primavera, São Bernardo, Noroeste

Guarani

Botafogo-SP, Mirassol, Primavera, Santos, Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Ferroviária, Noroeste

Botafogo-SP

Guarani, Mirassol, Primavera, São Paulo, Corinthians, Novorizontino, São Bernardo, Juventus

Mirassol

Botafogo-SP, Guarani, Primavera, São Paulo, Santos, Portuguesa, Juventus, Ferroviária

Primavera

Botafogo-SP, Guarani, Mirassol, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Capivariano, Noroeste, São Bernardo

São Bernardo

Ferroviária, Juventus, Noroeste, São Paulo, Novorizontino, Capivariano, Botafogo-SP, Primavera

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Noroeste

Ferroviária, Juventus, São Bernardo, Corinthians, Red Bull Bragantino, Capivariano, Guarani, Primavera

Ferroviária

Juventus, Noroeste, São Bernardo, Palmeiras, Portuguesa, Red Bull Bragantino, Mirassol, Guarani

Juventus

Ferroviária, Noroeste, São Bernardo, Santos, Novorizontino, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Mirassol

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.

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