São Paulo confirms victory over América-MG in the first half at Morumbi; Patrick replaces the injured Luan and guarantees Tricolor victory
O Sao Paulo won the America-MG 1-0 this Sunday, 12, at Morumbi, for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, and ended the sequence of four consecutive draws in the competition. After holding Coelho’s pressure in the first ten minutes, Tricolor had a goal from Patrick still in the first leg to secure victory at home.
With the result, São Paulo ended the fast, reached 18 points and climbed to third place in the national classification table. Coelho, on the other hand, was parked at 14 points, in ninth place. The Minas Gerais team is four points behind Internacional, the team that closes the G-4, and two points away from Cuiabá, which opens the relegation zone.
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The teams return to the field in the middle of the week, for the dispute of the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. On Wednesday, 15th, at 21:30 (Brasília time), América-MG will host Fluminense, at Independência. On Thursday, at 16:00 (Brasília time), São Paulo will go to the Nilton Santos stadium to face Botafogo.
THE GAME
América-MG started pressuring São Paulo and arrived twice with Aloísio, a header and a kick in the area, in the first two minutes. At three, Everaldo submitted and saw Jandrei defend. Four minutes later, the striker from Coelho kicked low and sent it to the post, with danger. The team from Minas still missed a chance in the 10th minute, with Felipe Azevedo.
In the 28th minute, Ceni had to put Patrick in place of Luan, who left the field crying. With just five minutes into the game, the midfielder received a cross from Igor Vinicius, who kept the ball after a move with Gabriel Neves and Nestor, and completed his header into the net: 1-0.
End of the game! #SPFCxAME (1-0)
⚽ Patrick#VamosSãoPaulo 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/zYhIs2d2Mu
— Sao Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) June 12, 2022
In the first good chance of the second stage, at 15 minutes, Nestor received from Calleri and sent it over Jailson’s goal. At 19, Patrick kicked low from the edge of the area, causing danger to the Minas Gerais goal. The home team sought to extend the tie, suffered light pressure at the end, but confirmed the victory at home.
Source: sportbuzz
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