São Paulo ratings: Duarte, Rafael shine, Artur and attack awful | OneFootball

In yet another poor game in the Brasileirão, São Paulo fell 1-0 to bottom-of-the-table 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 some 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 off 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 great 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 duels won. But he left a lot to be desired going forward, completing just one cross out of four attempted, in addition to losing the ball eight times in the first half. Without a standout performance, he was substituted in the second half.

BEST PLAYER: Domingos Duarte – 6.25 – Nearly scored a stunning goal right at the end of the first half, flicking the ball over his marker and hitting a powerful shot that was saved by the keeper. He was once again the best player in defense, with three clearances, four recoveries, and winning five of 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 opponent opened the scoring. Cleared a few balls well in the box, but looked shaky at times, though he did not cost the team in the first half. Improved in the second half and won back some good balls, but still did not play well.

Iago – 6.0 – Kept his place at left-back after good performances. Started well once again, offering an option on the left in attack. In the 16th minute, he blocked a very dangerous shot from the opponent. Contributed well defensively, but his attacking output dropped as the first half went on, like the whole team’s. Showed up in the 11th minute of the second half with a dangerous low cross for Gustavo Santana. Solid in the game, he fired a cross-shot in the 24th minute that was stopped by the goalkeeper.

Pablo Maia – 5.0 – The holding midfielder returned to the starting lineup, 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 showing.

Danielzinho – 4.5 – Drifting more to the left, he failed to create good attacking moves and was not very effective in contests for the ball in the first half. He did not return for the second half, being 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 way over. He did not hide in the first half, playing some good passes and trying his luck on goal, but did not stand out much. He only showed up again in the 22nd minute of the second half, with a mishit shot over the bar. His performance dropped off, though it had not been among the best 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 sharpest attacker in the first half, with quick touches, but still could not do much. He did well defensively. Controlled the ball very poorly inside the box early in the second half. In the 18th minute, he hit the post first-time after a brilliant pass from Marcos Antônio. He picked up his usual yellow card for dissent and his performance dropped.

DISAPPOINTMENT: Artur – 4.0 – Had a great chance after receiving a beautiful ball from Luciano, but shot very poorly, over the bar. He was very poor in the first half, missing all three crosses he attempted and completing no dribbles. He remained largely anonymous 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 for Gustavo Santana. He had very little involvement in the match and barely touched 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. Tried again shortly after, but wide. Came on with energy, but was tightly marked.

Marcos Antônio – 5.75 – Replaced Danielzinho in midfield at halftime. Produced a brilliant chipped pass for Luciano, who struck the post. Gave the team more mobility, constantly moving the ball around, but could not change the game.

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

Ferreirinha – 5.0 – Came on for Pablo Maia in the second half. Caused a bit of danger down the left, but got all his crosses wrong.

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

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

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