São Paulo ratings: Arboleda awful in another Brasileirão collapse | OneFootball

São Paulo once again let a 2-1 lead slip and ended up losing to Grêmio on Saturday afternoon (8), in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. Tricolor put together a decent first half and opened the scoring, but with two defensive mistakes in the second half and many errors by center-back Arboleda, they lost yet another one. See the ratings:

Rafael – 6.0 – Made a difficult save low into the corner just 5 minutes into the match. Pulled off two miracles in a row after Arboleda failed to clear properly. From two point-blank shots, he managed to keep Grêmio from scoring. In the second half, he was let down by his wall, which opened up, and he couldn’t get to the shot on the winner.

Lucas Ramon – 5.5 – Delivered a beautiful cross for Luciano, who headed wide in the 13th minute. Did well defensively, but misplaced some passes. A solid first half. In the 2nd half, he sent in another great ball, this time onto Calleri’s head.

WORST PLAYER ON THE PITCH: Arboleda – 3.5 – Got tangled up playing out from the back right at the start, but recovered in the next play by heading away a dangerous ball. In the 20th minute, misplaced a pass in defense that sparked a counterattack for the opposition. Made another mistake at the end of the 1st half with a poor headed clearance that forced great saves from Rafael. He avoided a disastrous performance before halftime with a few clearances, nothing more than his duty. Arrived late on Grêmio’s equalizer. Kept making mistakes in defensive passing in the second half. Nearly scored with a header late on and then picked up a yellow card.

Osório – 5.0 – The youngster kept his place in Tricolor’s defense. He didn’t do very well in the duels he had in the 1st half, but cut out some balls. He did not hurt the team.

Wendell – 5.5 – Won the ball a few times in the attacking third, setting up counterattacks in the 1st half. Had a good opening half, solid defensively and supporting the attack. Dropped off in the second half and was substituted near the end.

Pablo Maia – 5.5 – Did well distributing the ball in the first half, with few mistakes. He also won back four possessions and made three clearances in the opening half, though he lost a few duels for the ball. Won the ball back in the buildup to the first goal. He was substituted in the final minutes.

Danielzinho – 5.0 – Showed for the ball often to offer an option through the middle, but did not stand out in the 1st half. Made few passing errors and was replaced by Bobadilla in the second half.

Marcos Antônio – 6.5 – In the 29th minute, hit a dangerous shot that the goalkeeper pushed out for a corner. Drifted more to the right and was the team’s little engine, with the ball constantly going through his feet in the first half. He was rewarded for his good performance by challenging for the ball on the goal. He got on the end of the cross and the goalkeeper cleared it, but the ball had already crossed the line. Still, the goal was ruled an own goal. He slowed down a bit after halftime, but still had a good game.

Ferreirinha – 4.5 – Came into the attack in place of the injured Artur. First showed up well only in the 25th minute, when he cut inside and shot, but straight at the center of goal. Poor in the 1st half, losing the ball and unable to create, until the late move when he set up Luciano in the play that led to the goal. Stayed anonymous in the second half until being replaced by Cauly.

Luciano – 5.5 – Rose unmarked to head an excellent cross from the right in the 13th minute, but the ball just skimmed past the post. Did well in the box to cross for Marcos Antonio to open the scoring. A first half without much standout play. Picked up a yellow card in the second half for dissent and failed to shine.

Calleri – 5.0 – Had been anonymous in the first half until showing his striker’s instinct in stoppage time. On a rebound in the box, he struck it firmly to bulge the net, but Marcos Antonio’s contested touch had already gone in before that. But he was alert. In the 14th minute of the second half, he rose for a header but sent it over and was substituted by André Silva shortly afterward.

Bobadilla – 5.0 – Came on for Danielzinho in the 25th minute of the second half. Nearly scored the equalizer late on, but the goalkeeper saved it.

Cauly – 5.5 – Replaced the ineffective Ferreirinha in the 25th minute of the second half. Did well distributing passes.

André Silva – No rating – Came off the bench to replace Calleri in the 31st minute of the second half. Only managed to pick up a yellow card.

Victor Sá – No rating – Came on for Pablo Maia in the desperate final minutes.

Gustavo Santana – No rating – In the 44th minute, replaced Wendell in search of a goal.

Dorival Jr. – 4.5 – Made just one change in attack to the starting lineup, out of necessity. In an even first half, he saw his team take the lead near the end. After conceding the equalizer right after the break, he made changes in the 25th minute, bringing on Bobadilla and Cauly. The team then fell behind, and he went all or nothing with more late substitutions, but he is still without a win with São Paulo.

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