Derby specialist Tapia scores again for São Paulo, stuns rivals | OneFootball

Forward Tapia is far from dazzling with flashy football, physical prowess, skill, or even speed. But the Chilean has been proving himself increasingly decisive for São Paulo.

This Sunday (18), he scored in the 1-1 draw against Corinthians and reached his third goal in a derby, having played in four so far in his still brief stint with Tricolor.

Of the four appearances against state rivals, Tapia started in two of them, coming on as a substitute in the other two matches. Thus, he needed just 74 minutes to participate in a goal in the derbies he played.

So far, there have been three matches against Corinthians, scoring in two of them, and one against Palmeiras, where he also found the net. He has yet to face Santos since joining Tricolor.

In derbies, he has a 100% conversion rate of clear chances into goals, taking advantage of both opportunities. According to Sofascore data, the Chilean needs 3.3 shots to score. He has taken ten shots in total in these matches, with four on target.

Still needs to score in a win!

Curiously, whenever Tapia has scored in derbies, São Paulo hasn't won. Against Palmeiras, in that controversial derby with terrible refereeing errors, the forward scored in the 3-2 defeat, and also suffered the bizarre penalty not awarded by Ramon Abatti Abel.

Against Corinthians, there have been three encounters. In his debut, he came on during the 2-0 win in the Brasileirão but did not score. In the second-round match, he scored the consolation goal in the 3-1 defeat, and now he has netted another goal in the draw in the 2026 Paulistão.

To try to change this pattern, Gonzalo Tapia will have two more derbies this month alone. On the 24th, he visits Palmeiras at Arena Barueri, and on the 31st he faces Santos at Morumbi.

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