São Paulo beat Vasco, end 12-year drought, keep dream alive | OneFootball

Never doubt São Paulo. And this Sunday night (2) proved it.

Playing with authority and great dedication, tactically disciplined, the Tricolor defied the pessimistic predictions and won 2-0 in the direct showdown with Vasco da Gama for a spot in the next Copa Libertadores, right at São Januário. It somewhat avenged the heavy defeat suffered in the first round at Morumbi, which cost Luis Zubeldía his job.

The result becomes historic in itself by breaking some records. It is the first victory for the Morumbi team at the Vasco's home in the Brazilian Championship after 12 years.

And the Tricolor fans celebrate two consecutive victories for the first time since the beginning of August, showing clear signs of recovery from the bad phase that took over the club after the eliminations in the cups.

It was a good game at São Januário, with two determined teams, tactically mirrored, bringing a lot of intensity to the field. There was a bit of a lack of refinement in the finishing, in the final third of the field, where both teams, despite good movement, faltered at the moment of definition.

In this scenario, the forecast was that the goal would come from a detail. And the prediction was correct. At 47 minutes of the first half, after a corner kick, Arboleda was held by Paulo Henrique inside the area. Wilton Pereira Sampaio initially did not call anything. But he was alerted by VAR Wagner Reway and awarded the penalty. Lucas took the shot and scored.

The deal was sealed at 41 minutes of the second half. After a short corner kick, Ferreirinha cleared the marking and crossed perfectly for Luiz Gustavo to head in and score the second for the São Paulo team.

With the victory, São Paulo rises to eighth position and reaches 44 points, four behind Botafogo, the last of the 6-6, the infamous Libertadores qualification zone.

The Tricolor now returns to the field to face another team from Rio, Flamengo, the leader of the Brasileirão, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) on Wednesday (5), at their 'new home' until the end of the year, Vila Belmiro.

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