With only two rounds so far, the Campeonato Paulista 2026 remains busy, and the fight for places in the next phase features two giants from the state outside the Z8.
The leader of the competition is Red Bull Bragantino with 6 points. Coach Vagner Mancini’s team won both games they played, .
Palmeiras is also the one who also has 100% in Paulistão. , in the first classic of the State, but loses on goal difference to the Bragança Pualista team.
Despite the defeat in the round, Corinthians remains in the classification zone, currently occupying eighth place with 3 points. Timão lost in this round, but beat Ponte Preta 3-0 in their debut.
Santos and São Paulo, in 9th and 10th place respectively, would be out of the Paulistão knockout stage if the first phase ended today.
Both teams have 3 points, but lose on goal difference to the top teams.
Z2 do Paulista
The relegation zone has two traditional São Paulo football teams that have not yet scored in the competition: Portuguesa and Ponta Preta.
Lusa lost both games 1-0 and in the last round against Capivariano. Macaca, who debuted after being defeated by Timão, lost to Velo Clube this Wednesday.
Paulistão with new format
. Teams face rivals from the same pot and will have five more rounds against teams from other pots.
As the four main teams (Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo and Santos) were seeded, the FPF guaranteed the state classics. The Campinas derby, between Guarani and Ponte Preta, is also guaranteed.
In the end, the eight best placed in the general classification will advance to the knockout stage of the tournament, while the two worst placed will be relegated to Series A2.
