São Paulo lose derby to Palmeiras, are overtaken in Women's Paulista | OneFootball

São Paulo was defeated by Palmeiras 1-0 this Saturday (18) in a derby valid for the fourth round of the Paulista Women’s Championship, played at Arena Barueri.

In the first half of the evenly matched contest, the home side looked to control possession more, but Tricolor managed to exploit counterattacking situations and threaten Palmeiras’ goal.

The best chance came in the 19th minute, when Vitorinha delivered a perfectly weighted pass to Mylena, who finished with space and forced a good save from the opposing goalkeeper.

In the second half, the opponents opened the scoring just 10 minutes in. Coach Thiago Viana made changes to the team, and São Paulo pushed for an equalizer until the final minutes, but could not avoid the away defeat.

With the result, the São Paulo women’s campaign in the Paulista now stands at two wins and two losses, with 6 points, now in 4th place. Palmeiras moved up to 7 points and overtook Tricolor, now in 3rd place.

The next match for Tricolor Women’s Football is in the Copa do Brasil. In a single-leg round-of-16 match, São Paulo visits Vasco this Tuesday (21) at 9:45 p.m. (Brasília time) at Raulino Oliveira Stadium, in Volta Redonda (RJ).

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