With a goal by Luciano at the end, São Paulo defeated Ayacucho (Peru) by 3-2, on Thursday night (7) at the Nacional de Lima stadium, for the 1st round of Group D of the Copa Sudamericana. This result left Tricolor in the isolated lead of the key with three points won.
??⚽?? Tricolor turn! O @Sao Paulo FC reacted and debuted with victory in CONMEBOL #South American: 3-2 on the @fc_ayacuchoby the D group.
? Luciano, from a penalty, scored the winning goal in the final minutes.#GreatConquest pic.twitter.com/y5aKKzEdrP
— CONMEBOL Sudamericana (@SudamericanaBR) April 8, 2022
São Paulo even gave the idea that they would have a quiet night, opening the scoring with just two minutes of ball rolling. Marquinhos took a corner, Luciano scored and Arboleda took the opportunity to score with a cart.
But the advantage of the Brazilian team was short-lived. At 6 minutes, Ayacucho equalized the score with Barrios. And the home team took the lead in the 19th minute, in a free kick by Techera. Three minutes later, São Paulo left everything the same again with a header from Miranda after a corner kick.
The match remained indefinite until the 42nd minute, when striker Luciano took the penalty perfectly to overcome goalkeeper Espinoza and ensure the triumph of Tricolor do Morumbi.
⚽? Help Luciano! The striker’s penalty goal secured the victory @Sao Paulo FC at CONMEBOL debut #South American by 3-2 over @fc_ayacucho. Decisive!#GreatConquest pic.twitter.com/wQh22QrjHF
— CONMEBOL Sudamericana (@SudamericanaBR) April 8, 2022
São Paulo returns to play for the competition next Thursday (14), against Everton (Chile). However, before the Morumbi team debuts in the Brazilian, against Athletico-PR on Sunday (10).
