Sabino hails São Paulo’s win in Fortaleza with ten men: “This is São Paulo” | OneFootball

Defender Sabino was pleased with São Paulo’s performance in the 2-0 victory over Fortaleza this Thursday at Arena Castelão, for the Brazilian Championship. The Tricolor team played with one man down from the 20th minute of the first half, but even so, managed to secure the win away from home.

“Important, a very important victory. I think the context of the game explains very well our fight, our determination. Playing with one less is very difficult, especially here in Fortaleza, it’s very hot, and the pitch is not the best. But this is São Paulo since Crespo’s arrival, a São Paulo that fights, that gives everything, and today was proof of that,” Sabino told Record.

São Paulo suffered after Rigoni was sent off for a harsh tackle on Deyverson in a contested play early in the game. From then on, Crespo’s men had to show character and run twice as much to maintain the 1-0 lead they built while the teams were still even in numbers.

In the second half, Fortaleza became even more offensive in search of an equalizer, but São Paulo remained well-organized and was still lethal on one of the counterattacks, sealing the game in the final minutes with Luciano.

The result ended a sequence of four defeats for São Paulo this season. The Tricolor reached 38 points, remaining in seventh place in the Brazilian Championship, two points behind Bahia, the last team in the G6, the group that guarantees a spot in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.

São Paulo returns to the field next Sunday at 4pm (Brasília time), when they will face Palmeiras in the derby to be played at Morumbis, for the Brasileirão.

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