Luciano ends 11-game drought for São Paulo with Libertadores goal | OneFootball

Luciano, at last, found the back of the net again this Thursday, in São Paulo's 2-0 victory over Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão, for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The number 10, who was marked as the big villain of São Paulo's elimination in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores against LDU, for having missed several goal opportunities both in the first leg in Ecuador and in the return match at Morumbis, ended a long drought without scoring.

The last goal Luciano had scored was on July 29, against Juventude. Since then, the striker has suffered a drought of 11 games, failing at the most important moment of the year, in a type of confrontation where he usually has decisive performances.

"When we arrived, there was a lot of good talk [about Luciano]. In the last period, not so much. It's a moment where he has to stay calm. He arrived, did his job, supported like everyone else, because talking about Luciano is unfair to Luiz Gustavo, I don't want to be unfair to Negrucci, who played as a defender, we had two midfielders in defense. Many positive things in a difficult moment. Regarding Luciano, he was, of course, with quality, arrived, fought and found a goal with a great action by Enzo", commented coach Hernán Crespo.

With the goal this Thursday, Luciano stands alone as the São Paulo player who has scored the most goals against Fortaleza. The number 10 has already found the net five times against the rival and curiously all of them happened at Arena Castelão. He also has two assists against Leão do Pici.

Next Sunday, São Paulo hosts Palmeiras, at 4pm (Brasília time), at Morumbis, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship, a type of game that Luciano likes to play. A great opportunity for the number 10 to continue rebuilding his image with the tricolor fans after the performances below expectations in the Libertadores.

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