São Paulo seek winning run, aim to end away-day woes | OneFootball

São Paulo faces another tough challenge ahead in the Brazilian Championship. This Sunday, the Tricolor Paulista visits Vasco at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at São Januário, for the 31st round of the national tournament. The team has two main goals: to break a jinx and achieve a streak of victories.

Tricolor seeks winning streak after nearly three months

São Paulo is looking for its first winning streak after a long period. The team, led by coach Hernán Crespo, has been struggling with inconsistency and absences, and hasn't won two consecutive matches for almost three months.

The last winning streak for São Paulo happened right after Crespo arrived at the club, between July and August this year. The Tricolor team put together a run of five consecutive wins and definitively moved away from the relegation zone in the Brazilian Championship, even getting close to the G6.

Since then, the Tricolor has not managed to maintain consistency, which is natural given the high number of injuries. São Paulo then started to achieve only occasional victories. They beat Vitória, Atlético-MG, Botafogo, Fortaleza, and Bahia, but never in succession.

Now, São Paulo has the opportunity to get back to a winning streak after almost three months. The Tricolor Paulista is coming off a 2-0 win over Bahia at Morumbis, with Luciano shining. However, the number 10 is suspended and will not be available.

São Paulo tries to overcome negative away record

São Paulo will travel to Rio de Janeiro to face Vasco this weekend. As visitors, however, the team led by Hernán Crespo has been underperforming. Playing away from home, the Tricolor has only two wins in the last ten matches across all competitions.

In this period, São Paulo faced: Internacional, Sport, Cruzeiro, Santos, Fortaleza, Grêmio, and Mirassol (Brasileirão), Athletico-PR (Copa do Brasil), as well as LDU-EQU and Atlético Nacional-COL (Libertadores).

The Tricolor suffered six defeats, two draws, and only two wins, totaling a 26.6% success rate. They scored only six goals (in just three matches) and conceded 13. The losses to Athletico-PR and LDU even resulted in the team's elimination from the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores, respectively.

Additionally, São Paulo is also coming off two consecutive away defeats in the Brazilian Championship. First, they lost to Grêmio 2-0 and then were beaten by Mirassol, this time 3-0.

Standings situation

São Paulo occupies the ninth position in the standings, with 41 points – six fewer than Fluminense, who currently holds the last G6 spot. The Tricolor Paulista is coming off a 2-0 away win over Bahia, with goals from Luciano and Bobadilla.

The São Paulo team now has a direct clash against Vasco as an opportunity to get back into the fight for a Libertadores spot. Cruzmaltino is in eighth place, with 42 points.

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