São Paulo ride penalty luck to beat Santos, near Paulistão leaders: watch | OneFootball

São Paulo beat Santos 1-0 this Thursday (13) at Gabriel Marques da Silva Stadium, in Santana de Parnaíba (SP), in the sixth round of the Paulista Women’s Championship, with the goal scored by Clara.

With the result, Tricolor reached 12 points in the state competition, moving into 3rd place in the standings. In the final round, the São Paulo side will try to finish among the top two, which would secure a direct spot in the semifinals without having to go through a playoff first.

Drama until the end

In the opening half, São Paulo put plenty of pressure on their coastal rivals and created a few chances. The best opportunity came in the 14th minute, when Kesia Sena fired a very dangerous shot on goal.

After the break, in the 9th minute, Mylena unleashed a rocket and the ball went just wide to the left of the goal. In the 14th minute, Isa struck from distance, but the goalkeeper held on to it. Then, in the 29th minute, Clara, well positioned, powered home a header; the ball hit the post and went in.

Then, in stoppage time of the derby, in the 46th minute of the second half, the referee awarded Santos a penalty. Analuyza sent it wide and missed the chance to level the match against São Paulo.

Tricolor return to action against Botafogo on Sunday (16) at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) at Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), in the Brasileirão. In the Paulista Championship, their next match will be against Ferroviária on Wednesday (26) at 6:30 p.m. at Fonte Luminosa, in Araraquara (SP), in the seventh round of the state tournament.

Watch the winning Tricolor goal:

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