The Sao Paulo was imposed this Monday by 2-1 to Saints with a goal from Jonathan Calleri and a penalty from Luciano and, in addition to preventing his rival from regaining the leadership of the Brazilian Championship, he climbed to fifth position in the League standings.
The victory of the tricolor in the traditional São Paulo classic in the last game for the fourth day of the League allowed Corinthians, who beat Fortaleza 1-0 on Sunday, to stay on top of the Brazilian Championship, with 9 points in 4 games .
Sao Paulo, who had accumulated two games without knowing the victory, rose to fifth place in the standings, with 7 points, and Santos, who led the League until Friday, fell to sixth position with the same 7 points but a worse difference of goals.
Sao Paulo was the dominator in the game played at their home, the Morumbí stadium, and opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a header from Calleri inside the area after an assist from Patrick. The score allowed the Argentine striker to isolate himself at the top of the League scorers ranking, with five goals.
Despite the fact that Santos improved and managed to tie even in the first half through Marcos Leonardo, Luciano, from a penalty after a controversial play in the 79th minute, put definitive figures in the classic and sealed the victory for Sao Paulo. The play that caused the penalty, a touch of the hand inside the area, generated intense controversy and many claims from Santos.
The result favored Corinthians
The result favored Corinthians, who on Sunday assumed the leadership of the League by beating Fortaleza 1-0 thanks to an own goal by Matheus Jusse.
Corinthians is followed in the standings, with 8 points, by Bragantino and Atlético Mineiro, one of the favorites who won the Brazilian Championship and Copa do Brasil titles last year.
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