São Paulo crash out of Paulistão after loss to Palmeiras | OneFootball

São Paulo is eliminated from the Paulista Championship.

On the night of this Sunday (1st), the tricolor team performed well below the average shown in the last eight games, during which they achieved an impressive positive streak, and ended up losing 2-1 to their rival Palmeiras, in Barueri (SP), in the State Championship semifinal.

The result also extends the club from Morumbi’s negative streak against their rival, now the longest in history: it’s been 11 consecutive games without managing to beat Palmeiras.

For tonight’s match, Hernán Crespo decided to experiment. He started Luan among the initial eleven, leaving Danielzinho on the bench. The result was devastating, as we’ll see.

The game already started with bad news for São Paulo because, just 7 minutes in, after a mistake in the build-up, Vitor Roque recovered the ball for them, breezed past the defense as he pleased, and found Maurício, free in the box, to slot it into the net and open the scoring.

This could have been a motivational factor for the Tricolor, but the night didn’t seem to belong to the team. Out of sync, São Paulo simply couldn’t play for the rest of the first half. They spent the 45 minutes without building anything effective, showing a total lack of harmony and making many passing errors.

Things only improved in the second half. And that was after a controversial play. At 3 minutes in, Luciano advanced down the left side, tried to cross, and saw the ball deflected by Gustavo Gómez’s arm, a penalty not awarded by the referee.

It got worse for São Paulo, because at the 11th minute came their second goal, with Flaco López redirecting a cross in the box.

At the 23rd minute, São Paulo pulled one back, with Calleri converting a penalty given for a foul by Marlon Freitas on Bobadilla.

The goal gave the team a boost and the Tricolor became better on the field, but lacked inspiration in the attacking sector. Despite having more possession and finally managing to mark their rival effectively, when it came time to finish the plays, São Paulo failed miserably.

Out of the Paulistão, São Paulo will only return to the field now at 8pm (Brasília time) on the 12th (Thursday), when they will face Chapecoense, at Canindé, for the Brazilian Championship.

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