📹 In the eye of the storm, São Paulo win on Sul-Americana debut | OneFootball

At the iconic Centenario Stadium, empty because of an extratropical cyclone that hit Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday (7), São Paulo beat Boston River 1-0.

Tricolor Paulista’s debut in the Conmebol Sudamericana was marked by torrential rain and strong winds that hit the Uruguayan capital and at times even made it difficult for the goalkeepers to see.

With the weather conditions extremely adverse, São Paulo created little in the first half. 

Ferreirinha was responsible for the São Paulo side’s best chances in the opening period, but goalkeeper Bruno Antúnez was in inspired form.

After halftime, after Cauly had a goal ruled out for offside, São Paulo opened the scoring through Bobadilla.

Boston River, meanwhile, felt the huge technical gap and barely troubled goalkeeper Rafael at all.

📊 Standings and schedule 📅

With the win, São Paulo now has the same three points as O'Higgins, but the Chilean club leads on goal difference (it beat Millonarios 2-0).

Tricolor will return to action in the Sudamericana next Tuesday (14), when it hosts O'Higgins at MorumBIS.

The Uruguayan side, meanwhile, will visit Millonarios on the same day. 

It is worth remembering that only the first-place team advances directly to the round of 16.

The runner-up in each group will face a third-place team coming from the Libertadores.

São Paulo’s next match will be on Saturday (11), when it travels to Salvador to take on Vitória at Barradão. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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