São Paulo player ratings: see the scores after defeat to Portuguesa | OneFootball

São Paulo lost to Portuguesa 3-2 last Wednesday night, right at Morumbis, in the fourth round of the Campeonato Paulista. Calleri was one of the main figures of the match, for better and for worse. Meanwhile, names like Rafael Tolói, Nicolas, Negrucci, and Ferreirinha were negative highlights. The only touch of clarity for Tricolor came from Pedro Ferreira.

Calleri was absent in the first half but had a second half full of ups and downs. Early on, he had a chance to tie the game for São Paulo but missed a goal right in front of the net. The Argentine redeemed himself with two goals, one of them a header, but was unable to prevent Tricolor’s defeat. At the end of the match, he took responsibility.

Rafael Tolói, who made his season debut, also did not perform well. The number 4 clearly seemed out of rhythm and failed on Portuguesa’s first goal, letting Renê get ahead and score. On the third goal, he showed no reaction and did not act quickly enough. He watched as Maceió took Rafael’s rebound and sealed São Paulo’s defeat.

Nicolas, in turn, was having a good match until he made a ‘fatal’ mistake on Portuguesa’s second goal. The youngster got tangled up with Dória and saw Renê go one-on-one with Rafael. The young player tried to tackle, hit the Portuguesa player, and committed a penalty, which Lusa converted at the 38th minute of the second half.

Negrucci also had his first chance as a starter under Crespo this season, but did not deliver. The São Paulo midfielder missed many passes and seemed disconnected from his teammates on the field. He also contributed little defensively and was generally disappointing.

Meanwhile, Ferreirinha was one of the most called-upon players by São Paulo in attack, a strategy explained by the coach. However, the forward struggled with his final pass. He managed to lead important counter-attacks and went one-on-one, but made many poor decisions in the final third. He also missed the target on most of his shots.

One of the few flashes of clarity for São Paulo in the match was Pedro Ferreira. The attacking midfielder came on in the second half and delivered a brilliant through ball to Calleri for Tricolor’s first goal, leaving the field with an assist. With no other attacking midfielder in the squad, the youngster showed he can be very useful to the first team.

Standings Situation

With the negative result against Portuguesa, São Paulo saw the pressure in the Campeonato Paulista begin to mount. The Tricolor suffered their second defeat in the State Championship and dropped to 12th place, with the same four points as at the start of the round.

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