Florida welcomes the tricolor delegation
Athletes and members of the staff are already at the US to complement the pre-season adjustments
Tricolor is already in the US to complement the pre-season adjustments and to play the Florida Cup. On this friday (6) afternoon, the São Paulo delegation landed in Orlando, after connecting in Panamá, and from there they headed to the city of Bradenton — where they will be staying to continue the preparatory work led by the coach Rogério Ceni.
São Paulo’s trip started at dawn on Friday when the players and staff members left the Barra Funda Training Center and headed to Guarulhos International Airport. From there, the tricolores left to Panamá. When arriving in Panamanian territory, the new coach and the defender Diego Lugano gave a press conference in action promoted by Copa Airlines — club’s partner.
From Panamá, the delegation traveled to the US and landed in Orlando. In the North American city, the Tricolor was received by the organizers of the Florida Cup, that provided a stylized bus with the logo of the club. Before moving on to IMG Academy — the sports complex that will welcome Sao Paulo during the tournament — athletes and members of the staff had lunch at a restaurant near the airport.
The Florida Cup Playoff 2017, tournament with teams from five countries in knockout round format, will be the first commitment of the former goalkeeper in charge of the team. According to the rules of the competition, only the winners progress phases by phases to the big final. The championship will be played from January 15 and 21. São Paulo will make its debut on 19th and is already classified to the semi-finals. The team will face the winner of River Plate-ARG x Millonarios-COL, that will be played at the quarter finals. On the other side, Vasco da Gama and Barcelona-EQU battle on the quarterfinals to have a chance to play against Corinthians on the semi-finals.
