São Paulo ratings: Duarte and Rafael hold firm, Artur and attack poor | OneFootball

In yet another poor performance in the Brasileirão, São Paulo fell 1-0 to bottom-placed Chapecoense on Sunday night (23) in Chapecó, extending their winless run in the tournament to ten matches. Domingos Duarte once again had a great game in defense, Rafael made good saves, but the attack, especially with Artur, was far too unproductive. See the ratings and evaluations:

Rafael – 6.25 – Punched away a dangerous ball from the opposition after a corner just 3 minutes in. In the 7th minute, he made another good intervention on a dangerous shot. Ten minutes later, another save on a placed effort from outside the box. Not at fault for the goal conceded from a corner. He made another big save in the 13th minute of the second half, keeping Tricolor alive.

Lucas Ramon – 5.5 – Held up well defensively, with four clearances, one ball recovery, and all his duels won. But he left a lot to be desired going forward, completing only one cross out of four attempted, in addition to losing possession eight times in the first half. Without a standout performance, he was replaced in the second half.

BEST ON THE TEAM: Domingos Duarte – 6.25 – He nearly scored a brilliant goal right at the end of the first half, flicking the ball over his marker and striking hard, only for the goalkeeper to save it. He was once again the best defender, with three clearances, four recoveries, and five wins in six duels before halftime. The leader of the back line, he was São Paulo’s best player, though he had some work to do in the second half.

Sabino – 5.0 – Made a mistake by conceding the corner from which the opposition opened the scoring. He did well to clear some balls in the box, but looked shaky at times, though he did not cost the team in the first half. He improved in the second half and recovered some good balls, but still did not play well.

Iago – 6.0 – Earned the spot at left back after good performances. He started well again, providing an option on the left in attack. In the 16th minute, he blocked a very dangerous shot from the opponent. He contributed well defensively, but his attacking output dropped as the first half went on, like the whole team’s. He showed up in the 11th minute of the second half with a dangerous low cross for Gustavo Santana. Playing well, he hit a low cross-shot in the 24th minute that was stopped by the goalkeeper.

Pablo Maia – 5.0 – The midfielder returned to the starting lineup, once again without a strong first-half performance, though he had three ball recoveries. He was replaced by Ferreirinha in the second half after another weak display.

Danielzinho – 4.5 – Drifting more to the left, he failed to create good attacking moves and was not very effective in ball challenges in the first half. He did not return for the second half, having been replaced by Marcos Antônio.

Cauly – 5.25 – After a long time out of the starting lineup, he was given another chance. He first showed up well only in the 22nd minute, with a good individual move in which he dribbled, drove through the middle, but shot far too high. He did not hide in the first half, with some good passes and attempts on goal, but he was not a standout. He only reappeared in the 22nd minute of the second half, with an off-target shot over the bar. His performance dropped off, which had not been great to begin with, and he was replaced by Pedro Ferreira late in the game.

Luciano – 5.75 – Led a good counterattack early in the game and set up Artur one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but he blasted it over. He was the clearest-minded player in attack in the first half, with quick touches, but could not achieve much. He also did well defensively. He badly miscontrolled a ball he received in the box early in the second half. In the 18th minute, he hit the post first-time from a fine pass by Marcos Antônio. He picked up his usual yellow card for dissent and his performance dropped afterward.

DISAPPOINTMENT: Artur – 4.0 – He had a great chance after receiving a beautiful pass from Luciano, but shot very poorly, over the bar. He was very poor in the first half, missing all three crosses he attempted and failing to complete a single dribble. He remained largely invisible in the second half, getting almost everything wrong that he tried.

Calleri – 5.0 – Felt pain after a challenge and had to be substituted as early as the 30th minute of the first half, with Gustavo Santana coming on. He was barely involved in the match, hardly touching the ball.

Gustavo Santana – 5.5 – Had to come on as early as the 30th minute of the first half in place of the injured Calleri. He nearly scored in the 11th minute of the second half, but the goalkeeper was right on top of the shot. He tried another one shortly after, but it went wide. He came on with energy, but was tightly marked.

Marcos Antônio – 5.75 – Came on at halftime to replace Danielzinho in midfield. He produced a brilliant chipped pass for Luciano, who struck the post. He gave the team more mobility, always moving the ball around, but could not change the game.

Newton – 5.0 – Replaced Lucas Ramon in the 20th minute of the second half. He did not change the overall picture of the match much.

Ferreirinha – 5.0 – Came on for Pablo Maia in the second half. He caused a little trouble down the left, but got all of his crosses wrong.

Pedro Ferreira – No rating – Replaced Cauly late in the match.

Dorival Jr. – 4.0 – Made a few specific changes to the lineup. This time, his team fell behind in the first half, and he replaced Danielzinho with Marcos Antônio at halftime. He made more substitutions in the second half in search of an equalizer, but it never came. He is still without a win in the Brasileirão.

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