Lucas Ramón scores, São Paulo reach Paulista quarter-finals | OneFootball

São Paulo is qualified for the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Paulista. The Tricolor secured the spot by defeating Ponte Preta this Sunday, 2-1, in the eighth and final round of the competition's first phase. Lucas Ramón scored his first goal for the São Paulo club in the first half, while Calleri extended the lead in the second half at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli. Bryan Borges scored for Ponte Preta.

Standings Situation

With the victory, São Paulo secures the sixth position with 13 points, ensuring a spot in the Paulista quarterfinals and will face Red Bull Bragantino in the next phase. Meanwhile, Ponte Preta, in 16th place with one point, is relegated to Série A2 of the competition.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ PONTE PRETA 1 x 2 SÃO PAULO 🔴

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli 📅 Date: February 15, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Lucas Cunha, Diego Leão (Ponte Preta); Luciano, Enzo Díaz (São Paulo) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

⚫ Ponte Preta

Diogo Silva; Diego Leão (Júlio), David Braz (Miguel), Lucas Cunha, Pacheco; Rodrigo Souza (Rômulo Machado), Juan and Bryan Borges; Kevyson (Jean Carlos), Diego Tavares and Luis Phelipe (Damião) Coach: Marcelo Fernandes

🔴 São Paulo

Rafael; Lucas Ramón, Alan Franco, Sabino, Enzo Díaz (Wendell); Pablo Maia, Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio; Lucas (Lucca Marques), Luciano (Pedro Ferreira) and Calleri Coach: Hernán Crespo

Match Overview

São Paulo managed to threaten early at three minutes into the game, when Sabino received the ball at the far post and shot, but Diogo Silva saved. The team had another good chance with Luciano, who shot firmly with his left foot from inside the area, but was stopped by goalkeeper Diogo Silva. The Tricolor's goal came only at 39 minutes. Lucas Ramón exchanged passes with Luciano, entered the area, and shot low to open the scoring.

Two minutes later, Luciano shot from the edge of the box, but Diogo Silva made the save and prevented the striker from increasing the Tricolor's lead. In the second half, at two minutes, Sabino made a beautiful pass for Calleri to enter the area on the right and shoot across to increase São Paulo's advantage.

Ponte reacted just four minutes later, when Diego Tavares controlled the ball on the right side and crossed for Bryan Borges to volley from the far post, reducing the deficit for Ponte Preta. At 19 minutes, Bryan Borges himself shot dangerously from outside the area, but Rafael prevented the equalizer with a save in the lower left corner of the goal. The Tricolor team dominated the actions for the rest of the match and prevented a Ponte comeback, securing a spot in the Paulista quarterfinals.

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