In La Paz, São Paulo draw with Bolívar-BOL in Copa Sul-Americana | OneFootball

On the night of this Tuesday (11), São Paulo drew 1-1 with Bolívar-BOL at Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz (BOL), in the first leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana round of 16. São Paulo’s goal was scored by Arboleda, with an assist from debutant Iago. The return leg will take place next Tuesday (18), at 9:30 p.m., at MorumBIS.

The match marked coach Dorival Júnior’s 100th game in charge of São Paulo. Across three spells, the manager has recorded 43 wins, 26 draws, and 31 defeats, in addition to winning the 2023 Copa do Brasil title. He became the 14th coach to manage Tricolor the most times in the club’s history.

Recently signed, center-back Domingos Duarte, left-back Iago, and defensive midfielder Newton started and made excellent debuts in tonight’s match, as did right-back Aurélio Buta, who came on in the second half.

São Paulo remains unbeaten in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana after seven matches played, with three wins and four draws. Tricolor finished the group stage as the leader of Group C, with 12 points from six matches.

In the first half, in the 8th minute, Marcos Antonio crossed and Luciano headed wide. In the 11th, Luciano received a good pass from Lucas Ramon and fired dangerously from the edge of the box. In the 22nd, after a precise corner taken by Iago, Arboleda rose to head the ball home and open the scoring for Tricolor.

After the break, in the 2nd minute, on a counterattack, Luciano tried a long-range shot and nearly scored São Paulo’s second. Marcos Antonio and Luciano once again had other good chances, but Tricolor could not extend the lead. In the 18th minute, Melgar equalized for the Bolivian side.

Tricolor’s next match will be against Coritiba on Saturday (15), at 9 p.m., at MorumBIS, in the Brasileirão. For the second leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana round of 16, Tricolor returns to the field on Tuesday (18), at 9:30 p.m., again at MorumBIS.

BOLÍVAR-BOL 1-1 SÃO PAULO

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