Marcos Antônio tops São Paulo’s midfield stats | OneFootball

The midfielder Marcos Antônio, on loan from Lazio, has been having a good start to the year wearing the tricolor jersey. The player has taken the field six times this season and is already one of the team’s leaders in playmaking.

After a timid start in the first games of the year, Marcos Antônio’s performance improved from the classic match against Palmeiras onward. Since then, he has been a key piece in São Paulo’s midfield, even providing an assist for one of São Paulo’s goals against Santos.

According to data from Sofascore, an app specialized in sports statistics, Marcos Antônio earned the highest rating in São Paulo’s 2-0 win in the San-São. Before that, against Flamengo, he was a fundamental part of the Tricolor’s creative sector, with an 88% success rate in short passes and two key passes.

This season, Marcos Antônio leads São Paulo in actions with the ball, is the player with the most key passes, and boasts strong overall numbers: 92% pass accuracy, 80% long pass accuracy, and 27 balls recovered.

He’s staying!

Although he is only on loan, Marcos Antônio’s strong performances have already triggered the mandatory purchase clause, and the player will officially belong to São Paulo after June.

This was one of the goals of the tricolor board, since after the midfielder’s first six months, Marcos Antônio started attracting interest from other Brazilian clubs. At the start of the transfer window, Flamengo tried to sign the player in a deal that would involve midfielder Allan, but the negotiation did not move forward.

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