Luciano shines in absences, São Paulo's top scorer for third year | OneFootball

The 2025 season of São Paulo came to an end last Sunday with a 1-0 defeat to Vitória at Barradão, in the final round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Luciano, once again, ended the year as one of the main protagonists of the tricolor team.

Although he was heavily criticized for missed goals in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against LDU-EQU, Luciano finished the season as São Paulo's top scorer for the third consecutive year. The number 10 took advantage of the absences of André Silva and Calleri to establish himself as the team's main goal scorer in 2025.

Calleri is recovering from surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee and hasn't played since April this year. André Silva, on the other hand, is also undergoing treatment for a posterior cruciate ligament injury and a sprain in the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee. He hasn't played since August.

Luciano, therefore, took advantage of the 'clear path' to establish himself as São Paulo's top scorer for the third consecutive year. The São Paulo forward finished the season with 17 goals, surpassing his teammate André Silva, who scored 14 goals by the end of August.

The number 10 also finished the season as the player with the most goal contributions in the squad. In addition to the 17 goals scored, the forward also provided seven assists, ending the year with 24 contributions. André Silva was second, with 18 contributions (14 goals and four assists).

Top Scorer for the Third Consecutive Year

This is the third consecutive year that Luciano ends as São Paulo's main goal scorer. In 2024, the athlete surpassed the competition from Lucas Moura and Calleri. São Paulo's number 10 scored 18 goals, while his teammates shared second place with 14 goals each.

Meanwhile, in 2023, the number 10 competed for São Paulo's top scorer in a tough battle with Calleri until the last games of the year. The Brazilian forward ended that year with 15 goals, while the Argentine scored 14 goals.

In the current season, it was Luciano who took on the tricolor's leading role in the absence of stars like Calleri, Lucas Moura, and Oscar. The forward went through ups and downs but ended the season as one of the main references of the squad once again.

Now, Luciano aims to repeat his performance in the next season. It is worth noting that the number 10 has a contract until December of next year and will be able to sign a pre-contract with any other club starting in July.

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