Sportbuzz · With controversy, São Paulo beats Palmeiras in the Paulistão final

O Sao Paulo won the palm trees this Wednesday, 30th, at Morumbi, and took the lead in the final of Paulistão. In a controversial game, mainly with VAR, Tricolor got the better of Verdão and beat their rivals by the score of 3 to 1. Rogerio Ceni can even lose by 1 to 0 at Allianz Parque, next Sunday, 2, at 16h, which takes the second championship of the Paulista Championship.

São Paulo’s victory began to be built at the end of the first half, in a controversial penalty marked by the referee after VAR intervention. Calleri went for the ball and put the home team ahead. In the second half, Tricolor cornered Palmeiras even more and scored one more, now with Pablo Maia and Calleri again, and left with a 3-1 victory.

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The first half between São Paulo and Palmeiras was marked by the intensity of both teams. Playing at home, Tricolor left the ball with the rivals at the beginning of the match and explored the counterattack, while Verdão sought to pressure the ball out to try to open spaces in the opposing defense and open the score at Morumbi stadium.

However, in the first 45 minutes of the final, it took one of the two teams to score. São Paulo had the best chances of the first half and almost opened the scoring with a submission by Alisson. The striker received at the entrance of the area, straightened his body and hit the crossbar of Weverton, which was surrendered in the bid.

On the Palmeiras side, Abel Ferreira’s team almost opened the scoring on two occasions. In the first, after a great move by Piquerez, Raphael Veiga received inside the area and hit right away. The ball crossed the post and startled the fans. Next, it was Rony’s turn to come face to face with Jandrei, but the goalkeeper defended and saved São Paulo.

In addition to these danger shots, as in every intense game, tension also took hold of the coaches and also the reserves. The fouls and decisions of the referees of the match were criticized and the head referee had to stop the classic on some occasions to scold the professionals who were outside the four lines. Inside the field, 0-0 reigned on the scoreboard until the 48th minute.

🎥 The goal of @Jocalleri who opened the scoring in Choque-Rei!#VamosSãoPaulo 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/Bm9FdPV1kN

— Sao Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) March 31, 2022

In an isolated move, after an attempt to cross from the left of São Paulo’s attack, the ball hit Marcos Rocha’s hand. At first, the referee did not award the penalty, but the VAR went into action and asked for an analysis. After reviewing the play, the referee awarded the penalty and Calleri went for the ball. Shirt 9 hit hard and opened the scoring. 1 to 0.

After an eventful first half, the second was even more so. São Paulo, instead of retreating, played even more in the attacking field and created great opportunities. Éder was the one who appeared the most and he just didn’t hit the net, because Weverton made good saves and also due to the good positioning of the Palmeiras defense.

Tricolor was piling up opportunities and it didn’t take long for São Paulo to make it 2 to 0. After a hit and hit in the area, Pablo Maia took the rebound and hit a bomb from outside the area. The ball deflected the defender, killed Weverton and died in the back of the net. Tricolor in advantage at Morumbi and with clearance for the decision back at Allianz Parque.

There was still time for São Paulo to make it 3-0 with Calleri. He took advantage of the cross in the area, deflected the ball to the back of the net and scored his second goal in the game and the third for Tricolor in the match against Palmeiras. Five minutes later, Raphael Veiga hit a poisonous foul and reduced it to Verdão. Final score: 3 to 1.