São Paulo hosts Bolívar this Tuesday (18), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in an attempt to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana. After a 1-1 draw in La Paz, the team needs a simple victory to qualify.
São Paulo tries to change the script against Bolívar and qualify in the South American Championship
São Paulo hosts Bolívar this Tuesday (18), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in an attempt to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana. After a 1-1 draw in La Paz, the team needs a simple victory to qualify. This is the...
Last Saturday, more than 40 thousand fans mobilized at MorumBis, against Coritiba, in the Brasileirão, but the victory did not come. Under the command of Dorival Júnior, the only triumph was in the last round of the group stage of the South American Championship.
- "I am indebted to the fans and I am aware of this, but we are working hard to make sure it is reversed.
- And the fans know that there is a person here who is very concerned about the situation, but very confident that this can change at any moment", said Dorival after the draw with Coritiba.
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This is the first challenge. The São Paulo team has won just one match in the last 15 games, even before the World Cup break. Last Saturday, more than 40 thousand fans mobilized at MorumBis, against Coritiba, in the Brasileirão, but the victory did not come. The support turned into boos.
Under the command of Dorival Júnior, the only triumph was in the last round of the group stage of the South American Championship.
"I am indebted to the fans and I am aware of this, but we are working hard to make sure it is reversed. And the fans know that there is a person here who is very concerned about the situation, but very confident that this can change at any moment", said Dorival after the draw with Coritiba.
If São Paulo opens the scoring against Bolívar, they will have another difficulty ahead. The team had a good first half, but succumbed in the second half.
That was the script in the first game. The duel with Coritiba was the ninth consecutive match in which São Paulo did not concede goals in the first half, but also the sixth in which they ended up leaking after the break.
A Bolivian classification on Brazilian soil would not be unprecedented. Bolívar reached the round of 16 after eliminating Grêmio in the playoff. The team from Rio Grande do Sul lost 3-2 in La Paz and, needing to reverse the situation in Porto Alegre, ended up defeated again, 1-0.
A draw takes the decision to penalties. Whoever passes between São Paulo and Bolívar will face the winner of Boca Juniors and Deportivo Recoleta. The Argentine team won 3-1 in the first leg, at La Bombonera.
TECHNICAL SHEET
SÃO PAULO
SÃO PAULO - Rafael; Lucas Ramon, Arboleda, Domingos Duarte and Wendell (Iago); Pablo Maia, Bobadilla and Marcos Antônio; Ferreirinha (Artur), Luciano and Calleri. Coach: Dorival Júnior.
BOLIVAR - Carlos Lampe; Jesús Sagredo, Xavier Arreaga, Santiago Echeverría and José Sagredo; Erwin Saavedra, Melgar and Patito Rodríguez; Robson Matheus, Dairo Asprilla and Martín Cauteruccio. Coach: Alejandro Restrepo.
REFEREE - Kevin Ortega (PER).
TIME - 9:30 pm (Brasília time).
LOCATION - MorumBis, in São Paulo.
São Paulo has confidence in Rafael after failure and does not consider changing the goal
São Paulo keeps Rafael as starter and captain for the decisive duel against Bolívar, this Tuesday (18), in the Sul-Americana. Even after failing against Coritiba and being booed, the goalkeeper still has the full support of the technical committee