📹 Ten-man São Paulo beat Fortaleza, end long winless run | OneFootball

At the Castelão Arena, São Paulo beat Fortaleza 2 x 0, this Thursday (2), for the 26th round of the Brasileirão.

In the clash between the Argentine coaches Hernán Crespo and Martin Palermo, the tricolor commander came out on top.

São Paulo's victory was marked by overcoming on the field, after all, from the first half, Rigoni made a hard foul on Deyverson and received a red card, after VAR review.

Before that, Rogoni himself reached the end line and crossed back, where Tapia finished to open the scoring for São Paulo.

In the final stage, Laion launched an attack in search of a tie, Deyvinho overdid the disposition and even made a tackle off the field.

But there was no way. In the final stretch, in a fatal counterattack, Enzo Díaz assisted Luciano, without a goalkeeper and without marking, to extend for Tricolor Paulista.

🙌 End of the drought

With the victory, São Paulo ended a taboo of 11 games without beating Fortaleza. Including two games for the Copa do Brasil, in 2021, there were six losses and five draws in the confrontation.

🚦 Where it stands

The victory, after two consecutive losses in the Brasileirão and two others in the Libertadores, left São Paulo with 38 points and in seventh position.

Meanwhile, Fortaleza remains in the penultimate position with 21 points, behind Vitória (25 points) and Juventude (23 points), only ahead of Sport (15 points).

Tricolor Paulista returns to the field on Sunday (5), when it hosts Palmeiras, at MorumBIS, for the 27th round.

Laion visits Juventude, at the Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, on the same day.

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