Decisive figure's second half header lifts São Paulo past Mirassol | OneFootball

Luciano settled the game in the 76th minute with a close-range header, giving São Paulo a 1-0 win over Mirassol.

Meeting Wendell's measured delivery, the forward attacked the six-yard area and guided his header beyond Walter (76.). The movement into the corridor between centre-backs proved decisive.

From there he drew fouls to relieve pressure and tracked back to help protect the lead, before making way late on (88.) as Tricolor Paulista saw it out.

He finished with five attempts, six touches in the box and two key passes, numbers that underlined how he carried Soberano's threat in and around the area once the spaces opened.

Because Wendell supplied quality from the left and São Paulo pushed their full-backs high, Luciano could time runs across a back three that Mirassol struggled to pick up, creating the split-second window required for the winner.

Tricolor Paulista remain fourth on 23 points and visit Millonarios in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana next. Mirassol stay 18th and host Always Ready in the CONMEBOL Libertadores next.

How high would you rate Luciano's performance tonight?