São Paulo's 23-match home unbeaten run in international competitions ends | OneFootball

The elimination by LDU, this Thursday, at Morumbis, not only marked the fall of São Paulo in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. The 1-0 defeat also ended a long unbeaten streak for the Tricolor as hosts in international tournaments, which had lasted for over three years.

The Morumbi club had not lost at home in continental competitions since 2021, when they were defeated by Racing 1-0, still in the group stage of the Libertadores. In the following stage of that edition, however, São Paulo got their revenge: they met the Argentinians again in the round of 16 and advanced after a 4-2 aggregate victory.

Since then, there have been 23 unbeaten matches as hosts in international tournaments, with 16 wins and 7 draws. The positive streak came to an end precisely against LDU, who advanced to the Libertadores semi-final.

During this period, São Paulo collected remarkable victories in front of their fans, both in the Libertadores and the South American Cup, making Morumbis one of the most feared stadiums on the continent.

Against LDU, however, even with more than 50,000 fans present, the team could not turn the pressure into goals and was punished with a counterattack still in the first half, finished by Medina.

Now, eliminated from the continental tournament, São Paulo focuses its attention on the Brazilian Championship. The next commitment will be this Monday, at 8 PM (Brasília time), against Ceará, again at Morumbis.

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