Analysis: Fortaleza has an incredible reaction against São Paulo, but stops on penalties – Play

Fortaleza was very close to advancing to the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup, but it was almost. After an incredible 5-5 aggregate score in the two games with São Paulo, Aço’s Tricolor were eliminated on penalties 10-9, with Gabriel Dias losing his collection.

The global score of 3 to 3 in Castelão and 2 to 2 yesterday in Morumbi give the dimension of what the two games were, Leão being better in many moments.

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In Castelão, a match that had it all and in the 2nd half in Morumbi, when they dominated the home team until they scored two goals and took the decision to penalties. But the truth is that León’s performance in the first part of yesterday could have been decisive in the elimination.

They were 45 null minutes for the Tricolor de Aço, not even being that tough, brave and thirsty team for victory. 40% possession and no dangerous shots were signs that things were not going well.

The team was unrecognizable in the 1st half, made a profit by losing only one goal difference and wasted 45 minutes in Morumbi, leaving the lesson that you cannot play an eliminatory match passively for so long, no matter how much São Paulo is a team full of flaws and with absurd pressure from the title drought.

Leão’s stance only changed after the 10th period, with Yuri César in place of Ronald, a change from Rogério Ceni that was successful. From there, there were three great chances to draw, with Gabriel Dias, Felipe and David stopping goalkeeper Tiago Volpi.

In David’s bet, at 20 minutes, it was the most “lost” of all, but showing that Leonine’s bravery to reach the attack could result in a reaction and classification in Morumbi.

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In the 26th minute, São Paulo would score the 2nd goal with Brenner, in a ball that was clean in the area, in a defensive error by the Leon defense.

The second goal conceded occurred when Leão was better in the game and Rogério Ceni’s team kept attacking, until it diminished in the 36th minute on a good play by Yuri César with David.

It was what it took to bring the Steel Tricolor back into play, keeping the game balanced until the very end, waiting for a golden opportunity.

And he arrived at 46 minutes, with Juninho crossing the head of Roger Carvalho, who tried in the corner of Volpi, leveling the game in extra time and taking the decision to penalties.

Agony

The result was just because of what Leão produced in the 2nd half and because São Paulo “sat” in the lead. With Fortaleza arriving with morale for the decision, the goalkeepers stood out over the goalkeepers by 9 shots on each side, always under pressure from the São Paulo team, which if they lost they were eliminated.

But in the tenth collection, Gabriel Dias stopped at Volpi and Léo converted São Paulo, classifying the São Paulo team and eliminating a brave Fortaleza, who was close to advancing and saw the dream disappear in the lime mark.

Game sheet

Copa do Brasil – Round of 16
Morumbi, in São Paulo (SP)
October 25

São Paulo 2 (10) – Tiago Volpi, Tchê Tchê, Diego, Bruno Alves, Reinaldo, Luan, Daniel Alves, Gabriel Sara, (Leo), Igor Gomes, (Arboleda), Luciano, (Pablo), Brenner, (Vitor Bueno) Technical: Marcio araújo

Fortress 2 (9)– Max Walef, Gabriel Dias, Paulão, Roger Carvalho, Bruno Melo, Felipe (Igor Torres), Juninho, Ronald (Yuri César), Tinga (Osvaldo), Romarinho (Marlon), David (W. Paulista) Technician: Rogério Ceni

Goals: Brenner, 2x (São Paulo); David and Roger Carvalho (Fortaleza). In Penalties: 10 x 9 against São Paulo (Gabriel Dias lost to Fortaleza)