Marcos Antonio beats Luciano, voted São Paulo’s best by fans | OneFootball

The break in domestic football for the World Cup has arrived, and with it comes the end of this first half of the year, in which São Paulo irritated its fans more than it gave them reasons to celebrate.

Off the field, the board grew tired of making mistakes, starting with the dismissal of Crespo and the arrival of the unpopular Roger Machado, until the appointment of Dorival Jr., the club’s third coach of the year. On the pitch, the players tried hard to adapt to the changes, but they also had to deal with many injuries.

In a poll conducted by AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, it was precisely a player who was sidelined for quite some time due to injuries who earned the fans’ pick as São Paulo’s best player in this first half of the year: defensive midfielder Marcos Antonio.

The No. 8, who controlled the Tricolor midfield in a good number of matches, won the contest with more than half of the votes over Luciano, receiving 55% of São Paulo fans’ support, compared to 22% who voted for the top-scoring No. 10.

Winger Artur, who arrived flying as the club’s latest signing, received 13% of the votes, beating Bobadilla, the defensive midfielder called up by Paraguay for the World Cup, who had 11% of the preference among participants in the AMT poll on our YouTube channel.

Of Tricolor’s 36 matches so far in 2026, Marcos Antonio has played in 22 of them, providing three assists, but he is still searching for his first goal for the club. Luciano, meanwhile, has played 28 times and scored 11 goals, which makes him the team’s top scorer this year alongside Calleri, in addition to also providing three assists for his teammates.

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