Off target: São Paulo have second fewest shots on target in Brazil | OneFootball

São Paulo is the second team with the fewest shots on target in the Brazilian Championship. Needing to get back to scoring points to, perhaps, reach the Libertadores, the team led by Hernán Crespo will have to fine-tune their finishing if they want to achieve their ultimate goal for the season.

São Paulo averages only 3.6 shots on target per game, ahead of only Corinthians, who average 3.5. Despite this, Tricolor has the 12th best attack in the competition, with 40 goals in 36 matches.

In recent months, coach Hernán Crespo has lost his main forwards for the final stretch of the season. Players like Lucas, Oscar, and Ferreirinha have had to deal with physical problems, in addition to Calleri, André Silva, and Ryan Francisco—the three center-forwards in the squad—who suffered serious knee injuries.

Because of all this, São Paulo lost firepower, having to make do with the remaining options in the squad to set up their offensive system. On some occasions, the rabbits Crespo pulled out of the hat worked. On others, Tricolor delivered a performance to forget.

With so many fluctuations caused by the long list of absences, São Paulo could not remain competitive at the top of the table, drifting further and further away from the leaders.

Against Internacional this Wednesday, São Paulo will try to find their way back to goal after suffering a humiliating 6-0 defeat to Fluminense at Maracanã. We'll see if the available forwards will have more accurate finishing to help Tricolor respond to their fans and get closer to the much-desired spot in the Pre-Libertadores.

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