Luciano matches André Silva, targets 100 goals for São Paulo | OneFootball

Last Sunday, São Paulo was defeated by Palmeiras 3-2 at Morumbis, in a match valid for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. Despite the bitter result, Luciano found the net and moved closer to isolating himself at the top of the team's scoring list in 2025.

Luciano is coming off two consecutive games scoring for São Paulo. The striker scored a late goal in the 2-0 win over Fortaleza, ending a 13-game drought. Then, last Sunday, he found the net again, this time in the first half of the Choque-Rei.

With the two goals scored last week, Luciano reached the mark of 14 goals this season. He equaled André Silva, who also has 14 goals with the tricolor shirt in 2025.

However, André Silva is currently recovering from a posterior cruciate ligament injury and a strain in the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee. The center forward suffered the injury in August this year and is not expected to play again this season.

Thus, Luciano has a ‘clear path’ to reclaim his spot as São Paulo’s top scorer in 2025. The player will try to find the net and lead the team to victory next Thursday (16th), when the Tricolor visits Grêmio in Porto Alegre (RS), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), for the Brasileirão.

Luciano eyes centenary mark

The goal scored by Luciano last Sunday also brought him closer to reaching a historic milestone for São Paulo. Against Palmeiras, the number 10 scored his 99th goal with the tricolor shirt, leaving him just one away from reaching his 100th goal.

Luciano recently entered the select list of the club’s 20 greatest scorers in São Paulo’s history. He is currently ranked 20th, but could tie Renato, known as ‘Pé Murcho’, who has 100 goals.

Among Luciano’s main victims with the tricolor shirt are Palmeiras (six goals), Flamengo, Corinthians, Bahia, Fortaleza, Atlético-GO, Internacional (five goals), as well as Fluminense and Juventude (four goals).

The list of São Paulo’s all-time top scorers features a top 5 composed of: Serginho Chulapa (242 goals), Gino Orlando (233 goals), Luis Fabiano (212 goals), Teixeirinha (189 goals), and França (182 goals).

Luciano has achieved a series of impressive feats at São Paulo. He is, for example, the third-highest scorer for the team this century. The striker is behind only Luis Fabiano and Rogério Ceni, who found the net 112 times for the Morumbi team.

Luciano’s numbers this season

*One of Luciano’s goals was against Cruzeiro, in a pre-season match played in the USA.

São Paulo’s situation in the Brasileirão

São Paulo has stalled in the Brasileirão standings and is in eighth place, with 38 points. The Tricolor from São Paulo is coming off a loss to Palmeiras at Morumbis, in the 27th round of the national tournament.

Upcoming São Paulo matches

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