Tapia: Memphis' goal rattled São Paulo, changed the game's mood | OneFootball

Gonzalo Tapia admitted that the stunning goal scored by Memphis Depay at the very end of Thursday's derby against Corinthians ended up affecting the São Paulo team, which later conceded another goal and suffered a 3-1 defeat at the Neo Química Arena.

“We played well in the second half, scored a goal, and had chances to turn the game around. They weren’t superior to us, but they have quality and in one play they scored, which changed the game emotionally. We were superior in the second half, but conceding that goal affected us emotionally,” Tapia told Record.

The Chilean forward was brought on at halftime and changed the game for São Paulo, who had failed to threaten the Corinthians goal in the first half. With only a few minutes on the pitch, Tapia came close twice before finally finding the net with a header from a corner kick to equalize for Tricolor.

São Paulo produced more than Corinthians in the second half and had chances to turn the game around, but were not efficient and saw their rivals show persistence to secure the important win in the final minutes.

With this result, Corinthians broke their winless streak against São Paulo that had lasted since 2023. This was also Timão’s first victory over Tricolor in the Brazilian Championship since 2020.

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