Tolói shines in defence, Young saves São Paulo in derby | OneFootball

São Paulo faced Santos with a completely reserve team, keeping an eye on the midweek decision for the Libertadores, and ended up defeated 1 to 0 at Vila Belmiro. However, as Crespo well explained, some names in the squad that needed more rotation ended up showing good work in the lowlands.

The tricolor defensive line was completely different, even with a novelty. The midfielder Negrucci has been training in the defense with Hernán Crespo and got his chance in the team, alongside the experienced Rafael Tolói, who had a good game, as well as Sabino.

Tolói was, in fact, the defensive highlight of the classic, being the player with the most completed defensive actions in the match. The tricolor defender managed 8 cuts, 3 interceptions, 3 tackles, in addition to having 2 shots defended, in numbers from Sofascore.

The sheriff also did very well in the duels for the ball, with almost 100% success. Won all on the ground (3) and three of the four contested in the air, not committing any fouls in the match. In the game exit, he was correct. He distributed 58 passes, hitting 47 of them (81%). In the long balls, only two out of ten attempted. He was the best of the São Paulo defense.

On his right side, debuting in the role, Felipe Negrucci, a young player revealed in Cotia, still acting as a midfielder. He had a lot of work against Santos, but managed to ward off danger a few times. There were 4 cuts, 4 shots defended, one interception, one tackle and only one dribble suffered.

In the duels, he did not do well against the Santos players. He contested the ball 12 times, eight in the air and four on the ground, winning only two, one in each sector. He committed two fouls during the match. With quality in passing, he completed 51 of the 60 passes given and four of the eight longest. He also took a shot, which went out.

SECURITY IN GOAL

Santos was the one who risked and created the best chances in the classic, with an incredible 19 shots, four on goal. One of them went in, and the other three, quite dangerous, only didn't end up in the nets thanks to the good performance of the young goalkeeper Young.

Starting for the second time in Tricolor, he made three great saves on shots from inside the box, avoiding what could have been a Santos rout.

With his feet, where he already had a mistake in his debut for the team against Sport, he still needs to improve. He gave 20 passes and hit 13, a very risky number for a goalkeeper. He also cut a ball and won a ground dispute. He provided security and erased the bad image of his first game.

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