São Paulo lose to bottom club Chapecoense, agony grows in Brasileirão | OneFootball

The hole seems to be getting deeper and deeper for São Paulo.

On Sunday night (23), Dorival Júnior’s team traveled to face Chapecoense in the countryside of Santa Catarina. And against the team sitting at the bottom of the Brazilian Championship table, which had managed to win only one match in the competition until then, they pulled off the unwanted feat of leaving the field with a 1-0 defeat.

With the result, the Morumbi club is making its situation in the Brasileirão even more difficult, having now reached ten straight matches without a win — the second-worst run in its entire history in the competition since the round-robin format was adopted in 2003.

São Paulo’s nightmare began to take shape in the 25th minute of the first half. From a corner taken by Giovanni Augusto, Bruno Pacheco rose above the Tricolor defense and powered a header home to score the game’s only goal.

It was a lifeless São Paulo. Even before the goal, they watched Chapecoense pile up chances, their defense was completely disorganized, and they failed to make the most of the spaces left by the home side because of their constant attacking intent.

After the goal, things got worse. Shaken by conceding (once again from a set piece), the team faded and saw its situation become even more complicated when Calleri left the field injured.

In the second half, the scene was bleak. Tricolor had plenty of possession and exchanged passes, but with no real purpose, spending most of the time poking around in front of the Santa Catarina side’s defensive wall. The only bright spot was a shot by Luciano that struck the post.

It will now be four months without knowing what a win in the Brasileirão feels like, with clear consequences in the standings. The team remains on 27 points and, incredibly, is still stuck in 13th place, since all of its direct rivals near the bottom of the table also lost.

The gap, however, has narrowed. And now there are only three points separating them from the relegation zone. Desperate.

The team will now return to action only at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) next Sunday (29), against Bragantino, at Morumbi.

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