In Caxias, São Paulo lose to Juventude and exit Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

On the night of this Wednesday (13), São Paulo bowed out of the Copa do Brasil after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Juventude at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS), in the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. Gabriel Pinheiro, Marcos Paulo and Mandaca scored for the home side, while Tapia pulled one back for the São Paulo team. In the first leg, at MorumBIS, Tricolor had won 1-0, with a goal from Luciano.

In the first half of this Wednesday’s (13) match, Tricolor found it difficult to break through the opponent’s marking. In the 17th minute, the rival unleashed a rocket from outside the box, and Rafael made a great save. In the 34th minute, the São Paulo side adopted a more attacking approach and increased the intensity in the final third. In the 43rd minute, Ferreira replaced Luciano, who left injured. Right after that, the No. 11 collided with an opponent and was sent off by the referee.

With one player fewer on the field, São Paulo came under even more pressure in the second half. In the 18th minute, after a low cross from the right, the Tricolor defense managed to clear the danger at the moment of the finish. One minute later, Gabriel Pinheiro opened the scoring for Juventude with a header inside the box.

The opposing side threatened again in the 24th minute, when Sabino cleared the cross in the six-yard box before the shot. In the 26th minute, Juventude doubled the lead through Marcos Paulo, in another aerial play.

Even at a disadvantage, Tricolor responded in the 38th minute. Bobadilla lofted the ball to the far side of the box and Tapia battled to head it into the back of the net, scoring São Paulo’s goal. However, in stoppage time, the opponent scored the third goal, with Mandaca, pouncing on a rebound inside the six-yard box.

After Tricolor won the first leg 1-0 and lost the second leg 3-1, the aggregate score was 3-2, eliminating the São Paulo side from the national competition.

São Paulo’s next match will be against Fluminense on Saturday (16), at 7 p.m., at the Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), for the 16th round of the Brasileirão.

JUVENTUDE 3 x 1 SÃO PAULO

JUV: Pedro Rocha; Rodrigo Sam, Messias and Gabriel Pinheiro; Nathan Santos (Fábio Lima 17/2), Luan Martins (Alisson Safira 38/2), Lucas Mineiro, Raí Silva and Marcos Paulo (Luis Mandaca 42/2); MP (Manuel Castro 17/2) and Alan Kardec. Coach: Maurício Barbieri.

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