São Paulo now have Paulistão’s worst defence after Palmeiras loss | OneFootball

With the 3-1 defeat to Palmeiras this Saturday, São Paulo has taken the lead in a negative statistic in the Campeonato Paulista. The Tricolor has conceded 10 goals in five rounds of the State Championship and has become the team with the worst defense in the competition. Coincidentally, this negative record comes alongside a change made by Hernán Crespo in the team’s tactical setup.

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The Argentine coach used to line up São Paulo with three center-backs and, at the start of this season, he made a change and began sending the team onto the field with only two defenders. Since making this change, in the second round of the Paulista, the team has conceded seven goals—a number that would already make them the third worst defense in the tournament.

However, the previous lineup also did not prove to be much more effective, since, in the season opener, São Paulo lost to Mirassol 3-0 while playing with three center-backs.

This is already the third time São Paulo has conceded three goals in a single match this season. In addition to Mirassol and Palmeiras, the club was also defeated last Wednesday by Portuguesa, 3-2, at Morumbis.

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The string of negative results has put the Tricolor in a complicated situation in the Campeonato Paulista. São Paulo is in 14th place in the competition, with four points, tied with Noroeste, who are just above the relegation zone. In search of a turnaround, the team still faces Santos at Vila Belmiro, Primavera, and Ponte Preta in the last three rounds of the State Championship.

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