Analysis: win shows Roger deserves a vote of confidence at São Paulo | OneFootball

The debut of coach Roger Machado at the helm of São Paulo last Thursday could not have been better. The team played well, defeated Chapecoense 2-0 at Canindé, and took the lead in the Brazilian Championship.

The result and the team's performance bring some peace to the coach, who arrived amid skepticism from the tricolor fans. Proof of this is that Roger Machado's name was chanted by fans as he left the field.

São Paulo took a while to get going in the first half. The team was hindered by the heavy pitch due to the heavy rain that hit the São Paulo capital. However, Roger made adjustments during the technical timeout and organized the team, which began to create numerous scoring opportunities.

The Tricolor went into the break with the score at zero, but it didn't take long to find the back of the net and open the scoring. Luciano, at two minutes, and Calleri, at 14, scored the winning goals in the second half.

The second half for São Paulo was textbook. The team scored twice and could have secured a rout if it weren't for the crossbar and Marcos Antônio's disallowed goal. The performance was more than enough to show that Roger Machado deserves a vote of confidence from the fans.

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Standings Situation

The victory took São Paulo to the top of the Brasileirão standings alone. The Tricolor has 13 points, three ahead of second-place Palmeiras, who were defeated by Vasco. It's four wins and one draw in five games for the team, now led by Roger Machado.

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