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Sao Paulo rents 28 oxygen cylinders for Bolivia visit

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Brazilian soccer club Sao Paulo will rent 28 oxygen cylinders for its delegation during its visit to Bolivia for a Copa Sudamericana match.
  • The oxygen supply is intended to help players and staff cope with the effects of high altitude in La Paz.
  • The club is also scheduled to play a domestic league match before traveling to Bolivia.

Brazilian soccer club Sao Paulo has included the rental of 28 oxygen cylinders in its visit plan for its upcoming Copa Sudamericana match against Bolivia in La Paz. The team will require 16 large cylinders and 12 portable ones with disposable masks to ensure the delegation's well-being.

The oxygen equipment will be available at El Alto Airport and the Hernando Siles stadium. Portable units will also be on the bus transporting the team, to be used if any delegation member experiences altitude sickness. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, at 8:30 PM.

Sao Paulo plans to travel from Santa Cruz to La Paz via charter flight, arriving at 5:00 PM, three and a half hours before the game. The team will begin its journey a day earlier, arriving in Santa Cruz on Monday, August 10, and resting at a hotel. Before facing Bolivia, Sao Paulo has a domestic league match on Saturday, August 8, against Gremio in Porto Alegre. Currently, the team is in twelfth place in the Brazilian league standings, outside of qualification for a 2027 international tournament.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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