(Credit: Photo) Football stopped playing in Brazil in 2023 and fans of the most popular sport on the planet are already keeping an eye on the possibilities for the next season. After all, in less than a month, the teams will be back on the field to compete in state and regional championships. While the players enjoy their holidays, fans and experts on duty try to predict what each club could do in 2024.After one of the most exciting seasons and some of the most unpredictable championships of all time, the competition for contention on major football platforms like Betano has only become fiercer. With at least five races already scheduled for next year, the broadcaster's schedule promises more excitement on the four lines.
Brasileirão In a major national championship, the title defense promises to be tough from start to finish. Champions of five of the last six Brasileirão titles, Flamengo and Palmeiras are once again favorites, at least in the opinion of speculators. Reds and blacks lead this bias with odds of 3.00, while blacks and blacks are far behind at 5.00.
Atlético-MG, the 2021 champion, appears in third place, quoted at 5.50. Completing the top 6 were Fluminense (10am), Grêmio (3pm) and São Paulo (3pm). At least before the game, the real exits are the four teams promoted to the first division in 2023: Atlético-GO, Vitória, Criciúma and Juventude.
(Photo: Image) Série B Speaking of a second championship, the 2024 Brazilian Série B Betano gained more weight thanks to Santos' unprecedented collapse. After 111 years of national football, Peixe will compete in the tournament for the first time and is the current favorite for the title, which costs 3.00. Marcelo Teixeira, recently appointed new president of the club, has already announced that King Pelé's number 10 shirt will not be used in the tournament.
Teammates from 2023, Goiás (6.50), Coritiba 8.00 and América-MG 9.00 are also among the favorites to lift the trophy. Sports (8am) and (Ceará 12pm) remain among the top six. Below, Ponte Preta, Brusque, Ituano and Operário are unpleasant at first glance.
Copa do Brasil The most eliminatory competition in the country, the Copa Betano do Brasil is almost identical to Série A of the Brasileirão. Flamengo (5.00), Palmeiras (5.50), Atlético-MG (6.00), Fluminense (7.00), Grêmio (9.00) and current champion São Paulo (9.00) appear as strong forces main ones, but they are joined by other giants close to the exception.
This second group includes some former champions Internacional, Athletico-PR and Corinthians, as well as the promising Red Bull Bragantino and a Botafogo team looking to recover from the great disappointment of losing the Copa do Brasil this season.
Recopa Sudamericana In the meeting of the two continental champions, Fluminense, current winner of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores, faces LDU, who won the Copa Sudamericana in the final against Fortaleza. This is an unprecedented title opportunity for Tricolor das Laranjeiras and a third title for the Ecuadorians.
The Liga Deportiva Universitária's double participation in the competition was, in fact, achieved after the victory over Flu in the middle of Maracanã. In 2008, victory on penalties in the Libertadores decision. The following year, they won 5-4 on aggregate in the South American final. Therefore, the LDU has a slight bias: chances of 2.05 against 3.75 for citizens.
Classic Brazilian Super Cup, one match, neutral field. Created in 1990, disappearing the following year and returning to the national football calendar in 2020, next year's Brazilian Super Cup will feature a Choque-Rei dispute: two-time Brazilian champion Palmeiras faces a new winner of the Brazilian Cup, São Paulo. The game has not yet found a clear place, but it will be useful for the Alviverdes to win twice and another unprecedented trophy for the Tricolores.
The current favorite is the team led by Abel Ferreira, with odds of 2.00. This will be Palmeiras' third participation in the last four tournaments. Dorival Júnior's São Paulo debut is priced at 4.15.