São Paulo player ratings: see the scores after defeat to Palmeiras | OneFootball

São Paulo was defeated by Palmeiras 2-1 last Sunday night at Arena Barueri, bidding farewell to the Campeonato Paulista in the semifinals. Many of the players performed well below expectations technically. Luan, Luciano, Arboleda, and Lucas Ramon were some of the names who were far from shining. Calleri was the only one who stood out, largely due to his composure in taking an important penalty.

One of the negative highlights on São Paulo's side was Lucas Ramon. The right-back struggled to contain the Palmeiras attackers and was directly at fault in the play that led to the rival's goal. He poorly cleared the ball in the six-yard box, and it fell to Vitor Roque, who passed it to Mauricio in the area. He also failed to make up for his poor defensive performance with any attacking presence, playing an extremely lackluster game.

Arboleda was another who disappointed. The defender was chosen by Crespo to replace the suspended Alan Franco, but he performed very poorly. He lost many individual duels against Flaco López and Vitor Roque and was ineffective in challenges, failing to time his tackles. In the play that led to São Paulo's second goal, he was late marking Flaco López, who controlled the ball and found the net.

Luan was Crespo’s main surprise in São Paulo’s lineup, but he did not perform well. The number 33 clearly felt the fast pace of the derby and was below par in challenges. He also contributed very little to building play from the back and did not help with ball circulation. Unsurprisingly, he was substituted just 10 minutes into the second half. He was playing at a much slower pace than the match required.

Luciano, finally, also had a poor game. The number 10 failed to hold up the ball in attack, made several passing errors, and disappointed in his decision-making. Moreover, he held onto the ball too long at one point and was dispossessed in the play that led to Palmeiras’ first goal.

Calleri was the only one who stood out in the defeat to the rival. The number 9, even though he was not particularly inspired, fought with the Palmeiras defenders for every ball and did his part in the attack. At the very least, he took responsibility and converted the penalty that put São Paulo back in the game.

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