São Paulo ratings: Bobadilla shines, Sabino solid, Lucas scores | OneFootball

With a good first half in Bragança, São Paulo defeated Bragantino 2-1 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Paulistão and secured their spot in the state semifinal. Bobadilla was the standout in the tricolor midfield this time and paved the way for the spot, Sabino was a true wall in defense, and Lucas scored in a beautiful set-piece play from the attack. See the ratings and highlights of the qualification:

Rafael – 6.75 – Deflected a strong shot just five minutes in. Made a spectacular save at 33’, in a face-to-face shot from the opponent, deflecting it to the post and saving the team. Retrieved an unbelievable ball in the top corner already in the 2nd half, another miracle.

Lucas Ramon – 6.75 – Great first half from the full-back, always joining the attack with quality. Just before the break, he broke free on the right and crossed low and hard. The goalkeeper deflected, and Bobadilla slammed it into the net. He was also secure defensively.

Alan Franco – 6.0 – Recovered four balls in the first half and provided security in defense. Remained firm in the second half, cutting everything in his area. However, in injury time, he received his second yellow card for a foul and was sent off.

Sabino – 7.0 – Arrived late in a dangerous play from the Bragantino attack early in the game. But he had a great first half, cutting ten balls, and even made a perfect pass to Lucas Ramon for the tricolor goal. Remained dominant in defense in the second half with another great performance.

Enzo Díaz – 6.0 – Received a yellow card at the end of the first half after a scuffle with the opponent. Important in defense and a secure performance from the Argentine.

BEST OF THE MATCH: Bobadilla – 7.5 – Returned to the starting lineup after recovering from injury. Received a yellow card at 18’ of the first half for a tackle from behind on the opponent. Lots of movement and effort, rewarded with a goal. Entered the area to pick up the goalkeeper's rebound and opened the scoring at 39 minutes. Very good in marking, with important tackles, he was the team's standout. Almost scored the third with a shot at the end.

Danielzinho – 6.5 – First half with lots of movement and effort, with good tackles in midfield. Took a free kick with a simple chip to Luciano in a beautiful set-piece that resulted in Lucas's goal. Left the game with another good performance at 19’ of the second half, replaced by Pablo Maia.

Marcos Antônio – 6.0 – As usual, started by organizing the Tricolor's play. Made a beautiful pass to Calleri early on, but it was offside. Didn't have much space but always presented himself to distribute plays. On a day without much shine, he was replaced at the end for Cauly's debut.

Lucas – 6.5 – Started the game alert, trying good plays, but always well-marked. Didn't achieve much in the first half. But right after the break, he shone. In a beautiful set-piece play from a free kick, received from Luciano with the goalkeeper already beaten and just pushed it into the net. Didn't have a great match but showed his star quality in securing the semifinal spot.

Luciano – 5.5 – Was quiet in the first half, unable to connect good plays in attack with Calleri. In a set-piece play, he set up Lucas's goal with a good header in the second half. Without much highlight, he was replaced by Ferraresi at the end of the game to secure the spot.

Calleri – 5.5 – Received a beautiful ball from Marcos Antônio but lost control, in a play annulled for offside early on. Won some aerial duels but didn't threaten the goal. Fought a lot upfront but couldn't create scoring chances.

Pablo Maia – 5.5 – Replaced Danielzinho at 19 minutes of the second half. Didn't do well in passing distribution, with some errors, but managed in marking. Received a yellow card in the final moments.

Ferraresi – No rating – Came on right after the goal conceded, replacing forward Luciano.

Tapia – No rating – Replaced Lucas midway through the second half and barely touched the ball.

Cauly – No rating – The midfielder made his debut for Tricolor by coming on in the final minutes in place of Marcos Antônio.

Hernán Crespo – 6.5 – Maintained the lineup from recent games, with Bobadilla's return, who was precisely the man of the goal in the first half. Celebrated a lot with the goal in a set-piece play already in the second half. Brought on Pablo Maia for Danielzinho to strengthen the midfield marking, already with a 2-0 lead. Conceded a goal and added another defender to the field, replacing Luciano, securing the spot in the semifinal.

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