São Paulo beat Chapecoense in Roger’s debut, go top of the Brasileiro | OneFootball

This Thursday, on the debut night of coach Roger Machado, São Paulo defeated Chapecoense 2-0 at Canindé and took the isolated lead in the Brazilian Championship. The goals for the Tricolor’s victory were scored by Luciano and Calleri.

Standings

The win puts São Paulo at 13 points, three ahead of second-placed Palmeiras, defeated by Vasco. Chape, meanwhile, remains in 12th place, with five points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 SÃO PAULO 2 x 0 CHAPECOENSE 🟢

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (5th round) 🏟️ Venue: Canindé, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: March 12, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 13,493 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 542,204.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Rafael Carvalheira (Chapecoense) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals:

🔴 São Paulo

Rafael; Lucas Ramon, Alan Franco (Arboleda), Sabino and Wendell (Nicolas); Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio and Bobadilla (Pablo Maia); Lucas (Cauly), Luciano (André Silva) and Calleri. Coach: Roger Machado

🟢 Chapecoense

Léo Vieira; Everton (Rubens), Victor Caetano, Bruno Leonardo, Eduardo Doma and Walter Clar; Camilo, Rafael Carvalheira (João Vitor) and Jean Carlos (Giovanni Augusto); Marcinho (Ítalo) and Bolasie (Neto Pessoa). Coach: Gilmar Dal Pozzo

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How was the match?

The start of the match at Canindé was sluggish. São Paulo had a lot of trouble stringing passes together due to the soaked pitch and was stuck in Chapecoense’s marking, who relied on counter-attacks but without success.

Roger Machado corrected the team after the hydration break and saw the Tricolor dominate the final stretch of the first half. At 36 minutes, Lucas Ramon received the ball on the right and shot from outside the box, forcing Léo Vieira to make a good save.

The Tricolor threatened again at 39. Calleri broke into the box and crossed for Luciano, who shot high. Léo Vieira stretched and parried. Chape also scared the hosts at 48. Everton controlled the ball on the right, cut inside, and shot with his left foot into the corner, but Rafael saved.

Second half

São Paulo returned from halftime with the same aggressive attitude and opened the scoring just two minutes into the second half. Marcos Antônio received the ball in midfield and delivered a great cross to Luciano, who headed firmly into the corner to put the hosts ahead.

The Tricolor extended the lead at 14 minutes. Luciano received from Marcos Antônio inside the box and set the ball back, where Bobadilla left a defender on the ground and shot low. The ball ended up at Calleri’s feet, who simply tapped it into the back of the net.

The São Paulo side almost scored a third on two occasions. At 19 minutes, Bobadilla shot from the edge of the box and hit the crossbar. Then at 26, Marcos Antônio received the ball in the six-yard box and found the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

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