São Paulo beat Juventude, back to 8th, pre-Libertadores hope alive | OneFootball

São Paulo defeated Juventude 2-1 this Sunday at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, for the 35th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, thanks to goals from Damián Bobadilla and Emiliano Rigoni. Ferraresi, with an own goal, scored for Juventude.

With this result, Tricolor reclaimed eighth place in the Brasileirão, overtaking Red Bull Bragantino, who were defeated by Flamengo this Saturday, and continues to dream of a spot in the pre-Libertadores.

São Paulo will be back on the field next Thursday, against Fluminense, at Maracanã, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time). The match will mark a reunion with coach Luis Zubeldía, now in charge of the Carioca Tricolor. Juventude, meanwhile, will face Bahia on Friday at 7 pm at Alfredo Jaconi.

Match Summary

🔴⚪⚫ SÃO PAULO 2 x 1 JUVENTUDE 🟢⚪

 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (35th round)  Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)  Date: November 23, 2025, Sunday  Time: 4 pm (Brasília time) Attendance: 6,468 fans  Revenue: R$ 364,679.50

 Yellow Cards: Mandaca (Juventude); Sabino, Pablo Maia, Lucca, Bobadilla, Rafael (São Paulo)  Red Cards: Igor Formiga (Juventude)

Refereeing

Referee: Andre Luiz Skettino Policarpo Bento (MG) Assistants: Guilherme Dias Camilo (MG) and Joverton Wesley de Souza Lima (RO) VAR: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho (RJ)

Goals:

São Paulo ⚽ Bobadilla, 6' 1st half ⚽ Rigoni, 49' 2nd half

Juventude ⚽ Ferraresi (own goal), 50' 2nd half

🔴⚪⚫ São Paulo

Rafael; Ferraresi, Alan Franco and Sabino; Maik, Luiz Gustavo (Negrucci), Pablo Maia (Marcos Antônio), Bobadilla and Ferreirinha (Lucca); Luciano (Paulinho) and Tapia (Rigoni). Coach: Hernán Crespo.

🟢⚪ Juventude

Ruan Carneiro; Luan Freitas, Rodrigo Sam and Marcos Paulo (Matheus Babi); Igor Formiga, Caique (Negueba), Jadson (Lucas Fernandes) (Giraldo), Mandaca and Marcelo Hermes; Giovanny (Ênio) and Taliari. Coach: Thiago Carpini.

The Match

Juventude threatens, but São Paulo opens the scoring

Juventude almost opened the scoring just four minutes in, when Taliari received an excellent pass from Giovanny behind Sabino, went one-on-one with Rafael and tried to finish past the São Paulo goalkeeper, but shot wide, wasting a great chance for the visitors.

Two minutes later, São Paulo was more efficient than their rival and took the lead. Ferreirinha received the ball on the left, cut inside and set up Luciano, leaving the striker face to face with the goal. The number 10 finished with the tip of his boot, but the goalkeeper saved with his toe. On the rebound, however, Bobadilla simply slotted it into the back of the net, opening the scoring for Tricolor.

Later, at 12 minutes, Luciano almost extended São Paulo's lead. The striker received a pass from Ferreirinha at the edge of the box and shot first time, aiming for the top corner, but missed wide.

After that, the game cooled down, with both teams struggling to create good scoring opportunities. But before halftime, Juventude came very close to equalizing. At 44 minutes, Rafael came off his line to clear the danger, Jadson struck first time on the rebound, the São Paulo keeper made the save, but the ball ended up looping over him and kissing the post before glancing off Pablo Maia and almost crossing the line.

Ferreirinha feels discomfort

São Paulo returned for the second half with a change. Ferreirinha, who felt discomfort at the end of the first half, was replaced by the young Lucca. Juventude also made changes, and one of the substitutes, Lucas Fernandes, a former Tricolor player, almost equalized five minutes in after receiving from Taliari and shooting from inside the box, forcing Rafael to make a good save.

And it was precisely with Lucca that São Paulo began to trouble Juventude again. At 18 minutes, the youngster received the ball on the left, took on the defender and crossed perfectly for Luciano to head, forcing a great save from the opposing goalkeeper.

Later, at 30 minutes, Lucca took a corner, Juventude's defense cleared with a header, but Luciano picked up the loose ball at the far post, setting up Ferraresi to shoot from inside the box, bringing real danger to the visitors' goal.

Igor Formiga is sent off

As if that wasn't enough, in the final stretch of the match, Igor Formiga was sent off after a hard tackle on the youngster Lucca. Initially, the referee gave him a yellow card, but after a VAR review, the Juventude right-back was shown a red card.

Rigoni extends the lead and Ferraresi scores an own goal

Before the final whistle, the match still had more drama in store for the fans. At 49 minutes, São Paulo extended their lead with Rigoni, who received the ball on the right, cut inside and shot into the corner from outside the box, hitting the back of the net.

Shortly after, however, Ferraresi scored an own goal for Juventude while trying to clear a cross with his head, catching goalkeeper Rafael by surprise. Thus, São Paulo had to settle for a 2-1 victory at Vila Belmiro.

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