Crespo trails Zubeldía for São Paulo's 2025 form | OneFootball

The defeat to Mirassol last Sunday marked the seventh loss in eight matches for São Paulo this season. The result highlighted the team's decline in performance under Hernán Crespo, who is experiencing a very different moment from the beginning of his second stint with the São Paulo club. The coach now even has a lower success rate than his predecessor, Luis Zubeldía, in 2025.

This season, Crespo led São Paulo in 23 games, accumulating ten wins, three draws, and ten losses — a success rate of 44.9%.

Meanwhile, Zubeldía, currently in charge of Fluminense, had more consistent numbers in 2025 with the São Paulo club: in 34 matches, he achieved 14 wins, 12 draws, and only eight losses, reaching a success rate of 52.9%. The data is from SofaScore.

The former coach of São Paulo also leads other statistics: goals scored per game (1.26 to 1.04) and goals conceded per match (1.00 to 1.09).

Promising Start

After a 2-0 loss to Flamengo in his debut, Crespo led São Paulo to a sequence of six unbeaten games, with five wins (Corinthians, Juventude, Fluminense, Athletico-PR, and Internacional) and one draw (Red Bull Bragantino).

His second defeat came against Athletico-PR, which eliminated São Paulo from the Copa do Brasil. After that, the coach went on another five-game unbeaten streak, including advancing to the Libertadores quarterfinals by eliminating Atlético Nacional on penalties.

Performance Decline

After this solid period, the performance plummeted. In the next ten games, São Paulo won only twice (Botafogo and Fortaleza) and suffered eight losses, seven of which were in the last eight matches.

São Paulo's Situation

With the negative result against Mirassol, São Paulo remains stuck with 38 points in the Brasileirão, and the spot in the Libertadores seems a bit more distant.

Upcoming São Paulo Matches

São Paulo vs. Bahia (30th round of the Brasileirão) Date and time: October 25, 2025 (Saturday), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: Morumbi, in São Paulo (SP)

Vasco vs. São Paulo (31st round of the Brasileirão) Date and time: November 2, 2025 (Sunday), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: São Januário Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

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