Danielzinho’s impact, Calleri’s aerial threat: São Paulo v Santos stats | OneFootball

Midfielder Danielzinho has already won over coach Hernán Crespo, as well as São Paulo's fans. Discreet, averse to social media, and soft-spoken, he proves to be a giant on the field and also in the locker room, showcasing his leadership skills with the experience of his 31 years.

Sometimes, his football might go unnoticed to the less attentive eye on the field, but the numbers highlight the importance of the tricolor reinforcement this year. In the 1-1 draw against Santos this Wednesday (4), for the Brasileirão at Vila Belmiro, he had another good performance.

In the classic match, the midfielder recovered an incredible eight balls for the Tricolor, leading the category in the match, above Enzo Díaz and Bobadilla, with seven each. According to Sofascore data, Danielzinho managed three more tackles and won seven out of nine ground duels he contested.

In attack, he had a good success rate in crosses, completing two out of three attempted, besides suffering four fouls and creating a great goal opportunity for São Paulo. He played against Santos a bit more on the right side of the field but appeared all over, always as a good escape option for Crespo's team.

And upfront, you know it, pass to Calleri and it's a goal! The Argentine was the best in the draw at Vila, with his characteristic grit and goal-scoring instinct. There were four shots, two decisive passes, and five aerial duels won out of seven contested.

The header goal makes Calleri the top scorer in the air in the Brasileirão since his return to the Tricolor. He has scored 15 out of 38 goals so far in this new stint with the club, ahead of names like Cano and Vegetti.

Moreover, the goal made Santos the biggest victim of Calleri's career, alongside Corinthians, with six goals scored in total, according to the SPFC Estatísticas page.

The top scorer, however, still says he needs to regain his best playing condition after a serious surgery that kept him out for almost all of last year.

“Happy to score again, after a long time off the field, I still need to progress physically, I'm not feeling 100% yet, but today we gave it our all and managed to get a point here, on such a difficult field that will be very useful throughout the Brasileiro,” said the Tricolor's number 9 to Premiere still on the Vila Belmiro field.

With the away draw, the Morumbi club reaches four points in the main national competition, where they return to the field at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) next Wednesday (11) to face Grêmio at home. Before that, also in front of their fans, they can secure their qualification to the knockout stage of the Paulistão against Primavera, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), on Saturday (7).

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