São Paulo wary: away-day woes and Campinas curse in Paulistão | OneFootball

São Paulo knows it needs to beat Ponte Preta on the night of this Sunday (15) to secure its spot in the quarterfinals of the Paulista Championship.

However, to achieve this, the Tricolor must overcome a personal challenge: the match will be played in Campinas (SP).

In its last seven away matches in any tournament, São Paulo has only two draws and five losses.

Even though the team hasn't won as a visitor frequently in recent times, the current streak of seven matches without a win is the longest since a run of eight matches between July and September 2024.

However, the last series of this kind that included at least three games in the Paulista Championship's qualifying phase was in 2016: 13 matches, with eight draws and five losses.

And the fact that the game is being played in Campinas complicates things a bit more for the Morumbi club.

Playing at Moisés Lucarelli, against Ponte Preta, or at Brinco de Ouro, against Guarani, São Paulo hasn't had good results in its last ten games. In total, there were only two wins, one draw, and seven losses.

Among the two teams from Campinas, Ponte Preta, Tricolor's opponent this Sunday, has been the most troublesome for São Paulo. This is because, in the last five encounters with Macaca at the opponent's home, the club was defeated in four, achieving only one victory, in 2022.

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