Luciano ends drought, now shares São Paulo's top scorer spot | OneFootball

After consecutive defeats and much criticism, Luciano scored again for São Paulo, helping the team to beat Fortaleza 2-0 at Arena Castelão, in the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. The goal from the number 10 ended an 11-game drought and placed the forward in the "offensive leadership" of the Tricolor.

With the goal, Luciano reached 18 direct goal involvements this season — 12 goals and six assists — tying with the injured André Silva, who has 14 goals and four assists.

Marked as the villain in the Libertadores elimination, Luciano had missed several crucial opportunities against LDU, both in Ecuador and at Morumbi, and hadn't scored since July 29, in the victory over Juventude.

The number 10 also stood out against Fortaleza due to his history with the opponent: he now has five goals against Leão do Pici, all scored at Arena Castelão, along with two assists against the rival.

End of São Paulo's Drought

Besides Luciano, São Paulo also found their way back to scoring. The Tricolor went four consecutive games without scoring goals (LDU 2x, Santos, and Ceará), losing all matches and being eliminated from the Libertadores quarter-finals. Tápia's goal at the start of the match against Fortaleza ended this uncomfortable drought.

São Paulo's next challenge will be the Choque-Rei against Palmeiras, at Morumbi, this Sunday, at 4 PM (Brasília time), for the 27th round of the Brasileirão.

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