Calleri scores twice at Morumbis, but São Paulo lose to Portuguesa | OneFootball

São Paulo did try to react, but suffered its second defeat in the Campeonato Paulista. On Wednesday night, just hours after the resignation of president Julio Casares, the Tricolor from São Paulo lost 3-2 to Portuguesa, right at Morumbis, in the fourth round of the State Championship, and left the field to boos. Renê (twice) and Maceió scored for Lusa, while Calleri (twice) pulled back for the home team. The Argentine found the net again after almost a year.

Standings Situation

With this result, São Paulo saw the pressure in the Campeonato Paulista start to mount. The Tricolor suffered its second defeat in the State Championship and dropped to 12th place, with the same four points as at the start of the round. On the other hand, Portuguesa reached six points and jumped to fifth place, entering the playoff qualification zone.

TECHNICAL SHEET ?🔴⚪⚫ SÃO PAULO 2 X 3 PORTUGUESA 🔴🟢⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (fourth round) 🏟️ Venue: Morumbis, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas (São Paulo) / Gabriel Pires, Eduardo Biazus (Portuguesa) 🟥 Red Cards: Renê (Portuguesa)

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GOALS

São Paulo 🔴⚪⚫

Rafael; Cédric Soares (Tapia), Rafael Tolói, Dória and Nicolas; Negrucci (Marcos Antônio), Pablo Maia (Bobadilla) and Lucas (Luciano); Ferreirinha, Lucca (Pedro Ferreira) and Calleri. Coach: Hernán Crespo

Portuguesa 🔴🟢⚪

Bertinato; João Vitor (Gustavo Sciencia), Gustavo Henrique, Eduardo Biazus and Caio Roque (Eric Botteghin); Portuga, Zé Vitor and Gabriel Pires (Hudson); Maceió, Ewerthon (Igor Torres) and Renê. Coach: Fabio Matias

How the match went

At 14 minutes, São Paulo threatened for the first time. Lucas broke into the box and dribbled past the defender, leaving him on the ground. Number 7 crossed and Ferreirinha headed, but Bertinato held onto it. Two minutes later, the ball fell to Ferreirinha inside the area, but the striker crossed poorly and handed it to the rival goalkeeper. Portuguesa responded with a powerful shot from Caio Roque, which went over the goal.

At 24 minutes, São Paulo had a great chance to open the scoring. Cédric recovered the ball in midfield and played Lucca through at speed. The youngster broke into the box and shot, but mishit and sent it over the bar. At 29 minutes, Lucas found Ferreirinha. The striker cut inside and curled a shot, seeing the ball go just wide of the post.

At 40 minutes, it was Portuguesa’s turn to threaten. Gabriel Pires received at the edge of the box and shot hard, but Rafael palmed it away for a corner. After the corner, the ball fell to João Vitor at the edge of the box, who hit it first time and forced Rafael into another great save. In stoppage time, São Paulo responded with a placed shot from Pablo Maia, saved by Bertinato.

Second half

At 48 minutes, São Paulo almost opened the scoring — Lucca crossed and Bertinato watched the ball hit the crossbar and go out. However, it was Portuguesa who scored. João Vitor received a pass on the right and crossed into the middle. Renê got ahead of Tolói and finished into the net.

At 58 minutes, Calleri had a chance to level it, but missed from close range. Ferreirinha crossed and the Argentine finished in the six-yard box, but sent it wide. At 65 minutes, from a free kick, Bertinato came out poorly and Dória headed, but Portuguesa’s defense cleared off the line. On the rebound, Bobadilla shot wide.

It was at 75 minutes that São Paulo managed to equalize at Morumbis. Pedro Ferreira played a great ball through to Calleri. The Argentine broke into the box and finished across goal, powerfully, with no chance for the Portuguesa goalkeeper. A minute later, the joy of the equalizer was short-lived, with a penalty by Nicolas on Renê. The striker stepped up and scored.

In the final stretch of the match, at 88 minutes, Maceió pounced on Rafael’s rebound and scored Portuguesa’s third at Morumbis, sealing the Tricolor’s defeat. At 90, Calleri scored with a header and pulled one back for São Paulo.

Next match for São Paulo 🔴⚪⚫

Next match for Portuguesa 🔴🟢⚪

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