Zero income in March: how elimination in Paulistão affects Santos’ finances | saints

The club’s expectation was to receive at least R$ 1.2 million with the sale of tickets this month, but there is only one game scheduled, and with closed doors: against Iguatu-CE, this Thursday, for the second phase of the Cup from Brazil.

According to the budget approved by Peixe at the end of last season, the first semester would yield practically R$ 3 million in box office games for the main men’s team.

The bad start to the season and the team’s difficulty in showing significant improvement on the field contributed to the numbers being more modest than planned. Added together, the net box office values ​​in the months of January and February registered just over R$ 1.1 million.

The club took this penalty due to the invasion of the Vila’s lawn and the attempt to attack goalkeeper Cássio, from Corinthians, in the classic on July 13 last year, also for the Copa do Brasil.

So, without an audience, the Santos will close the month with zero income from ticket sales.

The moment is a big wake-up call for the board. After refuting the idea of ​​reinforcements at the beginning of the season, football coordinator Paulo Roberto Falcão changed his speech after the elimination in Itu and has already spoken of investing to strengthen the squad in the disputes of the Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana and Campeonato Brasileiro .

– O time do Santos need to qualify even more. I’m not saying we don’t have quality. I’m saying we need to qualify even more. This is very clear to us. This makes us think and rethink. We are attentive and we know the economic limitations of the club, of course – he spoke.