São Paulo back on top after 6 years, break Brasileirão record | OneFootball

São Paulo remains unbeaten in the Brazilian Championship and, with four wins and one draw, has accumulated 13 points and occupies the first place in the standings alone.

This was something that hadn't happened (excluding the first round of the 2022 edition) since the 30th round of the 2020 Brasileirão.

In total, since the adoption of the points system in 2003, this is the 93rd time São Paulo has ended a round leading the competition.

And it is only the second time the club has taken the lead in the tournament precisely in the fifth round (a feat that also occurred in 2004 – In 2011, the team was in first place, a position achieved as early as the third round).

São Paulo's start in the 2026 Brasileirão is the club's best since 2011. In that year, the Tricolores won five victories in the first five games (with the unbeaten streak being lost in the sixth round).

Overall, the current season represents the second-best start to the Brasileirão for Tricolor in its entire history – with 2026 tied in points with the year 2004, but better in goal difference: six against four.

The victory over Chapecoense was also the 400th win for Tricolor in the history of the competition in the points system era (2003-2026). São Paulo was the first club to reach this milestone.

In second place in this ranking is Flamengo, with 399 wins, and Palmeiras is in third place with 377.

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