São Paulo battle in derby to end poor away run | OneFootball

São Paulo faces Santos at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) this Sunday (21), at Vila Belmiro, for the Brazilian Championship, seeking not only a good result in a classic—which would be crucial for the team to keep closely competing for a spot in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores—but also to reverse their current poor recent record away from home.

It has been five games since Tricolor last knew what it was to win away from Morumbi. The club’s last victory away from home was on August 3, with a 2-1 win over Internacional at Beira-Rio, also in the Brasileirão.

Since then, São Paulo has lost three games (Athletico-PR, Cruzeiro, and LDU) and drawn two (Atlético Nacional and Sport).

As if the poor run wasn’t enough, Tricolor also has an uncomfortable goal drought in matches away from Morumbi.

São Paulo failed to score in four of those last five away games.

Coincidentally, this hadn’t happened for almost exactly a year, since a streak that also involved an elimination from the Copa do Brasil and the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals.

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