See how São Paulo have fared under Zubeldía and Crespo this year | OneFootball

In 2025, São Paulo experienced a very turbulent year both on and off the field. In the face of an unstable scenario, the Tricolor Paulista was led by two coaches: Luis Zubeldía and Hernán Crespo. Check out below the comparison between São Paulo's campaign under the command of the two coaches.

Zubeldía

Zubeldía started at São Paulo and was in charge for 29 matches this season. During this period, there were 14 wins, ten draws, and five losses – resulting in a 59.77% success rate. Additionally, under his leadership, the Morumbi team scored 40 goals and conceded 27.

With Zubeldía, the Tricolor was eliminated in the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista by Palmeiras. In the Copa do Brasil, he left São Paulo in the quarter-finals after eliminating Náutico in the round of 16. In the Libertadores, they finished the group stage with the second-best campaign of the tournament, only behind Palmeiras, but he was not the coach in the knockout stage.

The Argentine's downfall was mainly due to the performance in the Campeonato Brasileiro. In 14th place in the Campeonato Brasileiro, with 12 points, São Paulo had only two wins in 12 games. Additionally, there were six draws and four losses in the competition.

Right after the break for the Club World Cup, the coach asked the Tricolor board to leave the club after the team's poor results and performances in recent games. Assistants Maxi Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo, and Alejandro Escobar, fitness coach Lucas Vivas, and analyst Carlos Burbano also ended their contracts. With a month-long break, president Julio Casares and the Tricolor's top management quickly concluded the change in the team's command, which came to be led by Hernán Crespo.

Hernán Crespo

After debuting with a defeat by Flamengo and drawing with Bragantino, Crespo went on an incredible streak of results, defeating Corinthians, Juventude, Fluminense, Athletico-PR, and Internacional. However, the winning streak ended with an elimination by Furacão in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, being defeated in Curitiba. In the Copa Libertadores, along with Crespo, São Paulo was eliminated in the quarter-finals, being ousted by LDU, which stopped in the tournament's semifinals.

São Paulo's Brasileirão was far from the best. However, the team managed to finish in eighth place, with 51 points, and is still waiting for the Copa do Brasil's outcome to know if it will be in the preliminary stages of the 2026 Libertadores.

Under Crespo's command, the São Paulo team played 32 matches. There were 13 wins, five draws, and 14 losses, that is, a 45.83% success rate – about 14% worse compared to his predecessor. They scored 36 goals and conceded 39.

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