São Paulo stun Flamengo with long-range goal, reach quarter-finals | OneFootball

São Paulo had a tough match on Wednesday night (17) at Morumbi, but defeated Flamengo 1-0 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Women's Copa do Brasil. The result came with a true masterpiece from long distance by Duda Serrana, already in the 2nd half.

With the decision and a spot among the top eight teams in the national competition, the Tricolores now await the draw on Friday (19), at 11 am (Brasília time), at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, which will determine the opponent and date for the next phase.

Playing in front of their fans, São Paulo imposed themselves in the 1st half and came close to scoring with Serrana, with a shot to the right of the goal at 13 minutes, and with Isa, with a shot over the goal, at 21’. Flamengo pushed more into attack at the end of the first half, but were stopped by the good saves of goalkeeper Carlinha.

After the break, the Tricolor intensified the pressure and managed to score at 17 minutes. Camilinha had a chance inside the area after a ball steal in the offensive field, but the defense cleared it; on the rebound, Duda Serrana took a chance from the midfield and struck with rare happiness: the ball went over the rival goalkeeper, lightly kissed the post, and ended up in the left corner of the goal. A stunning goal at Morumbi! See below:

With the lead on the scoreboard, the São Paulo team managed to handle Flamengo's advances and secured the qualification to the quarter-finals. Jersey number 88, Serrana, spoke of the emotion of scoring in Tricolor's victory:

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