📹 Ten-man São Paulo beat Fortaleza, end long winless run | OneFootball

At Arena Castelão, São Paulo defeated Fortaleza 2-0 this Thursday (2), in the 26th round of the Brasileirão.

In the clash between Argentine coaches Hernán Crespo and Martin Palermo, the tricolor manager came out on top.

São Paulo’s victory was marked by resilience on the field, as from the first half, Rigoni committed a hard foul on Deyverson and received a red card after VAR review.

Before that, however, Rogoni himself reached the byline and crossed back, where Tapia finished to open the scoring for São Paulo.

In the second half, Laion threw themselves into attack searching for an equalizer, Deyvinho went a bit overboard with his effort and even made a sliding tackle off the field.

But there was nothing to be done. In the final stretch, on a deadly counterattack, Enzo Díaz assisted Luciano, who, with no goalkeeper and no marking, extended the lead for the Tricolor Paulista.

🙌 End of the drought

With the victory, São Paulo ended an 11-game winless streak against Fortaleza. Including two matches in the Copa do Brasil in 2021, there had been six defeats and five draws in the matchup.

🚦 What now

The victory, after two straight defeats in the Brasileirão and two more in the Libertadores, left São Paulo with 38 points and in seventh place.

Fortaleza, meanwhile, remains in second-to-last place with 21 points, behind Vitória (25 points) and Juventude (23 points), ahead of only Sport (15 points).

The Tricolor Paulista returns to the field on Sunday (5), when they host Palmeiras at MorumBIS, for the 27th round.

Laion, meanwhile, visits Juventude at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi on the same day.

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