São Paulo and Palmeiras exchange barbs after clash in Paulistão

The rivalry between São Paulo It is Palm trees was not just on the lawns of MorumBIS last Sunday, 3rd. After Choque-Rei do Paulistãowhich ended with a score of 1-1, Tricolor pointed out that the mixed zone was the area reserved for the rival coach's press conference Abel Ferreira. The club explained the decision on its social networks:

“O São Paulo Futebol Clube clarifies that, by reciprocity, it made the MorumBIS mixed area available for the Sociedade Esportiva interviews Palm trees. Whether or not to use the space is the responsibility of the visiting club.

It is worth mentioning that, in the last match played at Allianz Parque, São Paulo had to hold the press conference in a small space attached to the mixed zone of the stadium, a place for many people to pass through, which gave access to the ball boys' dressing room, without the right to fix appropriately the backdrop with the sponsors.

The journalists, in fact, were left sitting on the floor and without the ideal sound system to carry out the work of everyone involved.”

On the other side, Palmeiras warned that what happened had been passed on to the São Paulo Federation. Alviverde also contested the version presented by Soberano regarding the availability, or not, of a space for the visitor's press conference at Allianz Parque:

End of game: São Paulo 1×1 Palmeiras.#AvantiPalestra#SAOxPALpic.twitter.com/tWEXMUSTFm

— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) March 4, 2024

“We were informed by São Paulo, only after this Sunday's game, that there would be no room to hold the interview with coach Abel Ferreira – the backdrop with the club's sponsors was already installed in the Morumbi press conference room. As the home team did not offer us any alternative (not even the mixed zone area), the coach's press conference had to be cancelled.

The argument used by São Paulo (“reciprocity”) does not match the truth, since Palmeiras, when the home team, always offers a space for the opposing coach to be interviewed. We report the act of hostility to the São Paulo Football Federation and hope that action will be taken.”