New kit ends hoodoo as São Paulo stay unbeaten on debut | OneFootball

São Paulo debuted their second kit for the season on Tuesday (16), against O’Higgins at Morumbi in the Copa Sudamericana. And the new strip already made its debut by setting important marks.

An important taboo was broken: it was the club’s first home win at Morumbi wearing the number two shirt in the 21st century.

Since 2001, São Paulo had drawn 0-0 with Sport (Brasileirão, June 23, 2016), lost 3-2 to Bragantino (Paulista, July 23, 2020), and drawn 1-1 with Cruzeiro (April 13, 2025).

In fact, the last win under these circumstances had come on February 23, 1991, against Fluminense in the Brazilian Championship (1-0), at the end of the historical period in which the home team wore the reserve kit in cases where it was similar to the opponent’s.

On the other hand, the debut of the new tricolor shirt extended the team’s unbeaten run to 13 matches when unveiling a new kit.

São Paulo have not lost in a kit debut since June 2021 (a 2-0 defeat to Santos at Vila Belmiro).

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