São Paulo on a poor run against Ponte Preta | OneFootball

This Sunday, in a match valid for the eighth and final round of the first phase of the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo faces Ponte Preta at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Moisés Lucarelli Stadium in Campinas. Despite being in good form, Tricolor does not have an encouraging recent record against Macaca.

In the two most recent encounters, both in the first phase of the State Championship, São Paulo was defeated by the Campinas team. In 2025, playing at Morumbi, the capital team was beaten 2-1. On that occasion, Calleri opened the scoring for Tricolor, but Everton and Artur turned things around for Ponte Preta. Then in 2024, playing away from home, Tricolor also left the field with a loss, this time by 2-0.

Despite off-field problems at the start of the season and a poor beginning in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo managed to regain its good football and is unbeaten in five matches, with victories over Flamengo, Santos, Primavera, and Grêmio, and a draw also against Peixe, counting both the state competition and the Brasileirão.

In addition, the team is looking to stay in the Paulistão G8 and, consequently, advance to the quarterfinals. Currently, Tricolor occupies the last spot that guarantees qualification, with 10 points earned.

Against Ponte, they take the field depending only on themselves to stay alive in the competition. In case of a draw, they will need to count on a series of results, since Capivariano, Santos, Mirassol, and São Bernardo could overtake Tricolor in the standings.

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