Ryan Francisco back on song as São Paulo beat Fluminense, loanee scores | OneFootball

São Paulo had good news on the afternoon of this Wednesday (8) in Cotia. The first, of course, was the 1-0 win over Fluminense in the 5th round of the Brasileirão U-20. And the second was the return of wonderkid Ryan Francisco, who played for the first time after undergoing knee surgery last season.

The scheduling of the youth-team match is part of the plan to readapt the 19-year-old to the demands of a game. Ryan, who suffered a ligament rupture on July 15, 2025 during a training session at the Barra Funda training center, completed the entire physical transition process, with a gradual increase in workload.

Ryan came on in the 16th minute of the second half against Fluminense and moved well, taking part in some of São Paulo’s attacking plays.

THE MATCH

The winning goal for Tricolor was scored by Djhordney, a defensive midfielder who already trains with Roger Machado’s senior squad, but like other players was loaned to the U-20 team.

The first half was completely dominated by São Paulo. The team coached by Vizolli dictated the pace of the match and created far more attacking chances, but the opponent managed to withstand the home side’s pressure.

In the second half, all that pressure paid off. Just four minutes in, Luiz Fernando took a throw-in into the box, Djhordney flicked a header and opened the scoring for Tricolor.

In the 27th minute, João Pedro made a great save and helped secure the positive result. The opponent pressed in the final minutes, but could not prevent the São Paulo side from winning.

With the result, Tricolor reached 7 points and moved back into the upper part of the league table in the Brazilian Championship. São Paulo returns to the field next Thursday, the 16th, to face Avaí at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at Ressacada, in Florianópolis (SC).

São Paulo: João Pedro; Igor Felisberto, Isac, Igão (Hugo, 29/2) and Guilherme Reis; Matheus Ferreira (Kaio, 36/2), Lucyan (Angelo, 36/2) and Djhordney; Luiz Fernando (Ryan, 16/2), Juan Potes (Davi Pena, 36/2) and Matheus Menezes (Nicolas Kauan, 29/2). Coach: Marcos Vizolli

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