Independiente Del Valle beat São Paulo 2-0, at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, in Córdoba, Argentina, on Saturday afternoon (1st). The goals were scored by Lautaro Diaz, in the 13th minute of the opening stage, and Lorenzo Faravelli, in the 22nd minute of the final stage.
With the result, the Ecuadorian team confirmed the championship of the tournament, which it had already won in 2019. And the São Paulo team follows the fasting of international titles. The last conquest was the South American itself in the 2012 season.
In addition to failing to win the cup, the Brazilian team also lost its spot in the 2023 Libertadores group stage, the guarantee of an entry into a more advanced stage of the Copa do Brasil next season and the prize pool of approximately R$ 26 million. Now, the focus of the Morumbi team turns to the Brazilian championship.
In the national competition, Tricolor occupies only 12th position with 37 points, being seven points from the group that will compete in Libertadores in 2023 and also seven points from the relegation zone to the next season’s Série B. The next game for Rogério Ceni’s team will be on Thursday (6th) against América Mineiro in Belo Horizonte for the 30th of the Brasileirão.
