São Paulo go over a year without scoring against Palmeiras | OneFootball

São Paulo and Palmeiras face off this Sunday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Morumbi, for the 27th round of the Brasileirão. Tricolor is trying to end an uncomfortable drought, as it has been over a year without scoring against the rival.

In the three matches this season, São Paulo lost twice, both times 1 to 0, and drew goalless in the other duel. Thus, the last time the team scored was on August 18, 2024, in the 2 to 1 defeat, in the Brasileirão. On that occasion, Luciano scored the team's goal.

In addition to the last three games, São Paulo faces a huge difficulty in scoring against Palmeiras. In the last eight classics, they have only scored two goals, while the defense was breached ten times.

It's not just against Palmeiras

Hernán Crespo's team is going through a drop in offensive production. Despite having beaten Fortaleza 2 to 0 in the last round, the team went five games without scoring.

One of the reasons for the low performance of the attack is the injury of striker André Silva. Since he got injured, in August, São Paulo has only scored three goals in seven games, with an average of 0.42 per game, plus five losses – which culminated in Tricolor's elimination from the Libertadores – and only two victories.

São Paulo's Phase

After beating Fortaleza in the last round of the Brasileirão, Tricolor is looking to start a positive streak in the Brazilian Championship. Currently, São Paulo is in the eighth position of the national competition, with 38 points – two points less than Bahia, the sixth place and the first team in the Libertadores qualification zone.

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