São Paulo suffer setback against Vasco in the Brasileirão

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·19 de abril de 2026

São Paulo suffer setback against Vasco in the Brasileirão

This Saturday (18), São Paulo was beaten 2-1 by Vasco at São Januário Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), in the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor’s goal was scored by Luciano.

The first half began at a high intensity at São Januário. Just 9 minutes in, after a precise long ball from goalkeeper Rafael, Calleri controlled it, drove at the opposing defense, beat his marker and shot. The goalkeeper managed a partial save, but on the rebound, Luciano was well positioned to send the ball into the back of the net, opening the scoring for São Paulo. After the goal, the first half remained evenly balanced, with few clear chances for either side. Even so, in the 29th minute, Artur pushed forward down the byline and crossed for Lucca. He arrived and hit it first time, but ended up striking Bobadilla. Right after that, the referee called a handball.

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In the second half, in the 26th minute, the referee awarded a penalty to the opposition after a VAR review identified a handball by Calleri inside the box. Vasco converted the spot kick to score their first goal, leveling the match. Later, in the 42nd minute, after a cross into the area, the opposition managed to get a shot away and scored the second goal, securing the win and bringing the match to an end.

Tricolor returns to action against Juventude on Tuesday (21) at MorumBIS in São Paulo (SP), at 7:15 p.m., in the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. In the Brasileirão, the next match will be against Mirassol on Saturday (25), at 9 p.m., at MorumBIS in São Paulo (SP).