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The Paulista Championship campaign was harmed due to the fact that São Paulo did not have enough time for a decent pre-season preparation. The team ended the tournament as the runners-up, losing the title to [[Santos Futebol Clube|Santos]].

During that period, São Paulo started playing the [[Copa Libertadores 2006|2006 Libertadores Cup]], reaching the finals against [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]. SãoDespite Pauloplaying waswell, humiliatedthey inlost itsthe ownfirst stadium , as Inter put amatch 1-2-0 , which had a jornalist from Rio Grande claiming "Inter was destroying São Paulo's shirt and spiting on it", São Paulo after found a goal but had no chance of getting a tie. After a tie intied the second game 2-2, Sãoonce Paulomore hadlosing lost anotherthe title in 2006.

With that result, the squad focused on the National championship. In the 12th round they grabbed the leading position and maintained it during all the year, celebrating their 4th [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2006|Campeonato Brasileiro]] trophy in the 36th round (of a total of 38) on [[November 19]], [[2006]] with a 1-1 tie against [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]. São Paulo also broke some records: they have reached 28 rounds leading the National Championship in a row (the former record was 18 rounds). Also, they became the 1st team to be a champion in the league system with most victories, the best offense and defense among all teams.