
Gazeta Esportiva.com
·10 Oktober 2025
São Paulo beat Olimpia, reach Libertadores quarters as runners-up

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·10 Oktober 2025
São Paulo has qualified for the quarterfinals of the women's Copa Libertadores. On Thursday night, Tricolor defeated Olimpia-PAR by 1-0 at Estádio Florencia Sola, in Banfield (Argentina), in the last round of Group C of the competition. The only goal of the match was an own goal by Mariana Pion.
With this result, São Paulo secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the women's Libertadores. Tricolor advanced as the second place in Group C, with six points, and will face Deportivo Cali from Colombia in the next stage.
On the other hand, Olimpia bid farewell to the continental tournament and finished at the bottom of the group, without earning any points.
🏆 Competition: Women's Copa Libertadores (third round) 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Florencio Sola, in Banfield (Argentina) 📅 Date: October 9, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time)
The first half was quite balanced. São Paulo had some good chances to open the scoring, mainly with Isa and Crivelari. Olimpia also threatened and hit the post of Carlinha’s goal twice.
São Paulo came back focused and managed to find the net at the start of the second half. Aline Milene was played into the box and Olimpia’s defense failed to clear. The midfielder chipped the ball, the defense cleared it off the line, but the referee awarded the goal. However, VAR indicated that the ball had not fully crossed the line, and the goal was disallowed.
Minutes later, São Paulo was awarded a penalty. Isa was brought down in the box and stepped up to take it, but goalkeeper Ortiz made the save. On the rebound, Isa shot again and Ortiz saved once more, but the ball deflected off defender Milagros Rolón and ended up in the back of the net.
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