São Paulo rally but lose defender and derby to Corinthians | OneFootball

São Paulo faced a very tough challenge against their rivals Corinthians on the morning of this Saturday (1), reacted in the match at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, but had a player sent off at the end of the game and ended up defeated 3-1 in the 11th round of the Women's Paulista Championship.

From the very beginning, both teams were eager to attack. At 8 minutes, the opponent opened the scoring with a penalty converted by Jhonson.

Tricolor didn't take long to respond. Just 16 minutes in, Isa raced down the right and set up Serrana, who scored with a first-time finish to level the classic.

In the second half, the home team scored two more times, at 26 and 57 minutes, with the third goal coming right after São Paulo defender Kaká was sent off. Tamires and Thais Regina scored for the Corinthians' victory.

The next challenge for Thiago Viana's team will be another classic, this time against Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The match takes place on Tuesday (4), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Moisés Lucarelli Stadium in Campinas (SP).

Midfielder number 10 Camilinha spoke shortly after Tricolor's defeat in the Paulistão, stating that the team's confidence will not drop for the upcoming classic already ahead this week.

“I think the confidence for Tuesday won't be shaken. We knew the importance of the game. Once again, I have to emphasize, in a classic like this, we can't make the kind of mistakes we did. We conceded a penalty in the first half that, if we had been more focused on the game, wouldn't have happened,” the São Paulo player lamented.

“A game like this can't have mistakes. We made mistakes. With one less player, it becomes much more difficult. Unfortunately, Carla had an unfortunate moment, and we ended up conceding the third goal. But patience. That's football. They are a very qualified team. But on Tuesday, we have other objectives, the switch has flipped. We are still in the Copa do Brasil and we will face Palmeiras. And this is our most important game at the moment,” concluded Camilinha.

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