São Paulo ratings: Arboleda's crucial blunder, team disappoints in exit | OneFootball

São Paulo put in a performance well below expectations on Tuesday night (15) at Morumbi and were held to a 1-1 draw by Boca Juniors, resulting in their elimination in the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals. Arboleda and Sabino made glaring defensive mistakes on the goal conceded, while Domingos Duarte redeemed himself by also scoring the late goal that kept hope alive. See the ratings:

Rafael – 4.5 – He had little to do in the first half apart from dealing with back passes, though he misplaced a few during the build-up. On the first shot he faced in the second half, he palmed it into the net.

BEST OF THE TEAM: Domingos Duarte – 6.5 – The steadiest of the back three during the team’s nervy first half at Morumbi. He recovered four balls and won all four duels he contested before the break. He was left exposed and on his own in defense during the move that led to Boca’s goal. He managed to score with a header late on.

DISAPPOINTMENT: Arboleda – 3.5 – Made a terrible mistake playing out from the back and caused an early scare, besides losing possession several times in the first half. He looked nervous, though he did recover four defensive balls. He remained poor after the break and left the defense completely exposed on Boca’s goal.

Sabino – 4.0 – Misplaced several passes trying to force rushed build-up play from the back early in the game. He made two clearances and won the only duel he contested in the first half. He also erred by leaving space on the opposition’s goal and was taken off shortly after for Ferreirinha.

Lucas Ramon – 5.25 – Another one who made too many mistakes early on, both with passes and crosses, until he finally delivered a precise one for Gustavo Santana to head dangerously in the first half. He recovered a few balls for the team. He was replaced by Victor Sá in the second half.

Danielzinho – 5.25 – Started the match well, with plenty of movement and ball-winning, always showing up to carry the team from defense to attack, but he was not very successful as the first half went on, making some passing errors. He had six defensive contributions and recovered two balls in the opening half, but did not return for the second half, being replaced by Djhordney.

Marcos Antônio – 5.75 – Always looking to get involved, he could not find spaces to create dangerous attacking moves. He misplaced few passes in the first half and recovered two balls. He came back more active in the second half, trying to push the team forward and sending balls into the box that were poorly taken advantage of.

Iago – 4.5 – He was not as good as in previous matches, with many misplaced passes and crosses. He also left a lot to be desired defensively, getting dribbled past and losing most of his battles for the ball. He improved a bit in the second half and went off in the final minutes for André Silva.

Artur – 5.5 – Like the whole team, he did not have a good first half, with turnovers and poor first touches. He was rarely involved. He produced a great individual move in the 29th minute of the second half, dribbling past his man and shooting toward goal, with the ball bouncing off the post. He made many poor final decisions in attack in an underwhelming display, but delivered the free kick onto Domingos Duarte’s head for the late equalizer. He was booked at the end for sarcastically applauding the dreadful refereeing.

Luciano – 5.0 – He tried to get involved and build play through the middle, but did not manage much in the first half, when he misplaced only one pass. He attempted his first shot only in the 4th minute of the second half, and it was blocked out for a corner. He managed a pass for Ryan to score, but the officials called a very tight offside. He did not have a good game.

Gustavo Santana – 4.5 – Quiet in the first half, he headed a cross in the box in the 29th minute, but without much direction. He almost scored shortly after in another aerial move, this time with real danger as the ball struck the post. But that was about it, with little involvement and great difficulty winning attacking duels. He remained poor in the second half and was taken off for Ryan.

Djhordney – 5.5 – Came on at the start of the second half in place of Danielzinho. He was booked for a strong foul just three minutes in, but improved the passing quality through the middle and won some good midfield duels.

Victor Sá – 4.5 – Came on in the 18th minute of the second half in place of Lucas Ramon on the right flank. He made too many mistakes and achieved nothing.

Ferreirinha – 4.5 – Replaced center-back Sabino in search of an equalizer in the second half. He failed with his crosses and missed many dribbles.

Ryan Francisco – 5.0 – Came on in the 18th minute of the second half in place of the quiet Gustavo Santana and scored shortly after, but VAR spotted a marginal offside by Luciano in the build-up pass. He barely touched the ball.

André Silva – 5.5 – Came on in the final minutes in search of a miracle. He won the foul soon after, which led to the equalizer. He brought fresh energy with great determination in the closing moments of the match.

Dorival Júnior – 4.0 – He fielded his strongest lineup for the decider and was caught off guard by Boca Juniors in the first half, when São Paulo could not get going, and he brought on Djhordney for Danielzinho after the break. He conceded the goal and made three more changes, then introduced André Silva late on and got the equalizer. But his team was still eliminated.

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