No surprise: São Paulo have Brazil's worst attack in South American cups | OneFootball

Among the 13 Brazilian clubs playing in continental competitions this year, whether in the Copa Sudamericana or the Libertadores, São Paulo managed the feat of finishing with the worst attack of them all in this first stage of the tournament.

There were six matches in this Sudamericana group stage, in which Tricolor qualified with 12 points after three wins and three draws, but with only six goals scored, an average of one per game.

The Morumbi side actually started well, with a narrow win over Boston River away from home and a 2-0 victory over O’Higgins in front of its fans. After that came two scoreless draws away and another 1-1 draw with Millonarios at its own stadium.

São Paulo closed out the group stage by beating Boston again, this time 2-0 at Morumbi. It found the net, therefore, in only four matches, never scoring more than twice.

In the Sudamericana, its attack ranked behind every other Brazilian team’s: Botafogo (15), Bragantino (12), Vasco (10), Santos (8), Atlético-MG (8) and Grêmio (8).

Among the other teams that advanced in the Sudamericana, only Macará, from Ecuador, and Deportivo Recoleta, from Paraguay, scored as few goals, also with six in this first phase of the continental competition.

And Brazil’s representatives in the Libertadores also outscored Tricolor: Flamengo (14), Palmeiras (10), Corinthians (8), Cruzeiro (8), Fluminense (7) and Mirassol (7).

Even so, despite its limited attacking firepower, São Paulo secured qualification in 1st place in weak Group C and now awaits the winner of the playoff between Bolívar and Grêmio, set for late July, to find out its round-of-16 opponent. A place in the quarterfinals will be decided between August 12 and 19.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.