Silent assassin Tapia scores again for São Paulo vs rivals | OneFootball

The forward Tapia is far from dazzling with his flashy football, physical ability, skill, or even speed. But the Chilean is proving to be increasingly decisive for São Paulo.

This Sunday (18), he scored in the 1-1 draw against Corinthians and reached his third goal in a derby, having played four so far in his still short stint with the Tricolor.

Out of the four appearances against state rivals, Tapia started in two of them, coming on during the other two matches. Thus, he took only 74 minutes to participate in a goal in the derbies he played.

So far, there have been three matches against Corinthians, scoring in two of them, and one against Palmeiras, where he also left his mark as a scorer. He has yet to face Santos since joining the Tricolor.

In the derbies, he had a 100% conversion rate of clear chances into goals, taking advantage of both opportunities. According to Sofascore data, the Chilean needs 3.3 shots to find the net. There were ten shots in total in the matches, with four on target.

Yet to score in a win!

Curiously, whenever Tapia scored in the derbies, São Paulo did not win. Against Palmeiras, in that controversial derby with terrible refereeing errors, the forward scored in the 3-2 defeat and also suffered the bizarre penalty not awarded by Ramon Abatti Abel.

Against Corinthians, there were three encounters. In his debut, he came on during the 2-0 victory in the Brasileirão but did not score. In the second-round game, he scored the consolation goal in the 3-1 defeat, and now he scored another goal in the draw in the 2026 Paulistão.

To try to change this pattern, Gonzalo Tapia will face two more derbies this month. On the 24th, he visits Palmeiras at Arena Barueri, and on the 31st, he takes on Santos at Morumbi.

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