Luciano in worst goal drought for São Paulo, attack falters without André Silva | OneFootball

In the last four years, it had become a kind of mantra. Whenever the São Paulo team wasn’t performing on the field and Luciano was on the bench, the name of the number 10 would start to be chanted by the fans in the stands, whether at Morumbi or away from home.

Well, that was the case…

This is because in the most delicate offensive moment for Tricolor in 33 years (see more by clicking here), with three center-forwards sidelined in the medical department, Luciano had to take on the role of São Paulo’s main attacking reference. And the result has been disappointing.

Luciano hasn’t scored a goal for the Morumbi club since the 1-0 win over Juventude, on July 24, away from home, in the Brazilian Championship.

That’s 13 games without scoring, more than two months without finding the net, with a drought of 874 minutes. In that period, there were 28 shots, with six clear chances missed, amid eliminations from both the Brazil Cup and the Libertadores.

Luciano hasn’t even contributed to a goal since July 27, when he assisted Ferreirinha’s goal, the first in the 3-1 victory over Fluminense at Morumbi, also in the Brasileirão.

This streak has taken the number 10 from idol status—complete with a giant flag made by an organized fan group—to becoming the target of criticism and complaints, being pointed out as one of those responsible for the team’s poor current form, with just one goal scored and only one win in the last six games.

But the truth is that Luciano cannot be the only one blamed for this bad phase. Since André Silva got injured, Tricolor’s attack has collapsed as a whole.

According to a survey by ‘Sofascore‘, comparing the last six games with André Silva on the field to the last six without him, São Paulo saw the number of wins plummet (from three to one), defeats increase (from none to five), performance drop (from 66.7% to 16.7%), and goals scored fall (from nine to one), in addition to conceding more goals (from four to six).

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