São Paulo lose derby to Palmeiras, leapfrogged in women’s Paulistão | OneFootball

São Paulo was defeated 1-0 by Palmeiras this Saturday (18) in a derby match valid for the fourth round of the Paulista Women’s Championship, played at Arena Barueri.

In the first half of the evenly matched clash, the home team tried to keep more possession, but Tricolor managed to exploit counterattacking situations and threaten Palmeiras’ goal.

The best chance came in the 19th minute, when Vitorinha delivered a perfectly weighted pass to Mylena, who finished with space and forced a good save from the opposing goalkeeper.

In the second half, the opponents opened the scoring just 10 minutes in. Coach Thiago Viana made changes to the team, and São Paulo pushed for an equalizer until the final minutes, but could not avoid the away defeat.

With the result, the São Paulo women’s team now has two wins and two losses, with 6 points, now in 4th place in the Paulista Championship. Palmeiras moved up to 7 points and overtook Tricolor, now in 3rd place.

The next match for Tricolor Women’s Football is in the Copa do Brasil. In a single-leg round-of-16 match, São Paulo will visit Vasco this Tuesday (21) at 9:45 p.m. (Brasília time) at Raulino Oliveira Stadium, in Volta Redonda (RJ).

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