Rigoni marks return with a win, says São Paulo are "on the right track" | OneFootball

São Paulo defeated Botafogo 1-0 on Sunday night at Morumbi, in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. The match marked the re-debut of Emiliano Rigoni, who was signed in the last transfer window and returned to defend the club's colors in this second stint.

The forward started the match on the bench but was brought on by coach Hernán Crespo in the 12th minute of the second half, replacing Dinenno. Wearing the number 77 jersey, he was very active on the field and almost scored, but hit the post. After the game, he celebrated the victorious re-debut.

“Yes [about almost scoring]. Very happy, it's very special for me. I really wanted to be here and play this match. I was very close to helping the team, almost scored a goal. I believe this is the right path. We did very well today, the team gave everything. I believe the victory was deserved,” said the Argentine to Premiere.

This was São Paulo's first match after the FIFA date. The Tricolor had about two weeks to prepare for the clash and made good use of the training time at SuperCT.

“For us, it's very important to start like this after a FIFA date. We still have many important matches ahead, and this is the best way to start this sequence,” concluded Rigoni.

Standings Situation

With the result, São Paulo returned to winning ways in the Brasileirão after losing to Cruzeiro in the last round. The Tricolor paulista remained in seventh place due to tiebreaker criteria but is now very close to the G6, matching Botafogo's 35 points.

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