São Paulo and Grêmio named to bounce back in the Brasileirão

Grêmio and São Paulo face off at the Arena in Porto Alegre this Saturday (8) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in the opening match of the 22nd round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

Without a win in their last three league matches, the Porto Alegre side sits just inside the relegation zone in 17th place with 22 points.

São Paulo, meanwhile, has gone seven Brasileirão matches without a win and, as a result, has slipped to 12th place in the table with 26 points.

Compared to the last match — a 1-0 win over Mirassol in the Copa do Brasil — coach Luís Castro chose to make just one change for Grêmio, bringing in Jovane Cabral for Amuzu.

As for São Paulo, coming off a 1-1 draw against Flamengo in the 20th round of the Brasileirão, coach Dorival Jr. also made only one change, selecting Ferreirinha in place of Artur.

📋 Check out Grêmio’s lineup

São Paulo and Grêmio named to

📋 Check out São Paulo’s lineup

São Paulo and Grêmio named to

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