São Paulo suffer rare losing streak after Libertadores exit | OneFootball

São Paulo is enduring an unprecedented negative streak in the current season. After a strong start under coach Hernán Crespo, the Tricolor now has to pick up the pieces following their elimination from the Libertadores and start a comeback in the Brazilian Championship.

São Paulo is coming off three consecutive defeats, conceding five goals in these matches. The team hasn't experienced such a negative streak since the period between the end of May and July, when they lost to Bahia, Vasco, and Flamengo.

During that period, however, there was a difference. São Paulo went 12 days without playing between the games against Bahia and Vasco due to the FIFA date in June. Then, another month without playing because of the break for the Club World Cup.

In other words, São Paulo lost three consecutive matches but with a 12-day gap between the games, and then another month-long gap before facing Flamengo at Maracanã, a match that marked Hernán Crespo's return.

This time, the sequence of three consecutive defeats happened within a week. In 2025, São Paulo had never been defeated so many times in such a short period. Therefore, the impact of this bad phase is much greater than the last time the Tricolor suffered three consecutive setbacks, especially since there were no Libertadores commitments back then.

After the fall in the continental tournament, São Paulo takes the field this Monday against Ceará, with the obligation to respond to the fans and start the comeback of the season. São Paulo has three more months to establish itself in the fight for the top positions in the Brazilian Championship and seek a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores.

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