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São Paulo drew 1-1 with Ceará tonight (25), in a postponed match of round 16, and lost a good opportunity to reach the leadership of the 2020 Brazilian Championship. After opening the scoring with Diego Costa, the Fernando Diniz team suffered a draw in the final stage. Léo Chú did it for the people of Ceará in the duel. There was also a confusing VAR maneuver in which striker Pablo’s goal was annulled. On the occasion, the assistant pointed out an impediment. In the sequence, the video referee validated the goal and authorized the restart of the game. However, after that, he changed his mind and marked the athlete’s handicap.
With the result, the São Paulo Tricolor reaches 38 points and is in third position, one less than the Atlético-MG leader, who still plays tonight against Botafogo. Ceará is in 14th position in the tournament, with 26 points, two more than Vasco, first in the relegation zone.
São Paulo returns to the field to face Bahia on Saturday (28), at 7pm (from Brasilia), in Salvador. Ceará will face Vasco on Monday (30).
Who did it well: Diego Costa
Firm in defense, especially on Cléber’s goal, the defender still ventured into attack and scored the São Paulo goal in the first half of the game, after Reinaldo’s corner kick. Absolute owner of Fernando Diniz, he has excelled on the right side of the defensive system and has once again performed well in today’s game.
Who was wrong: Cléber
Named as a benchmark in the offensive sector of Ceará, the forward could not appear on the field. Well marked by the rivals, mainly Diego Costa and Leo, he had difficulties creating and giving the men in front a choice. The center forward didn’t even kick against Tiago Volpi’s goal in the first half. At the back of the break, he only gave one submission (header after cross by Bruno Pacheco) and was replaced by Victor Jacaré.
Reinaldo isolates himself as “waiter” of São Paulo in 2020
Reinaldo isolated himself as São Paulo’s waiter for the season. He assisted in the corner kick for Diego Costa’s goal and reached the seventh of the year. Pablo is the player closest to the left back on the list, with five passes to goal. The owner of the 6 são-paulina jersey has two passes in the Brasileirão, two in the Paulista Championship, two in the Libertadores and one in the Copa do Brasil.
The performance of Ceará
Ceará had a hard time playing their game at the start of the match. The team led by Guto Ferreira was cornered by São Paulo and did not react in the first minutes. After the coach asked for a change in behavior, his players began to press the ball outwards and prevented the opponent from having freedom from the beginning of the offensive construction. That was enough for the team to get a tie in the second half.
The performance of São Paulo
São Paulo started dominating the game, with more ball possession and offensive power. Fernando Diniz’s team even scored a goal 10 minutes into the opening stage. The repertoire of plays from the start of the duel included actions from the sides of the field – Gabriel Sara and Juanfran appeared on the right, and Igor Gomes and Reinaldo, on the left. The team, however, began to have more difficulties from the second half of the first half. With the opponent pressing the ball, the visitors encountered difficulties in offensive transition movements. Fernando Diniz’s men were taken hostage by direct connection because of this and they began to create less.
Game timeline
São Paulo opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first half. On that occasion, Reinaldo took a corner kick and Diego Costa scored with a header. The candidacy was the most relevant of the first stage of the commitment that took place in Arena Castelão.
Léo Chú tied the score two minutes into the second half. He took advantage of Lima’s deviation in a Bruno Pacheco center and put the net from Tiago Volpi to leave the score tied at Arena Castelão.
The VAR makes a mess in the annulled goal of Pablo
The video referee, directed by Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga (RJ), made a mess in a play that involved a goal disallowed by Pablo. The player was offside on the play and swung Richard’s net. Initially, the assistant Thiago Rosa de Oliveira (RJ) pointed out the irregular position of the athlete. However, in the sequence, Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Fifa / RJ) confirmed the goal with the help of the VAR. The duel even had an authorized restart. The problem is that the same VAR was corrected and canceled the offer. The process took four minutes and thirty-five seconds.
DATA SHEET:
CEARÁ x SÃO PAULO
Reason: Brasileirão 16th round (postponed)
Local: Castelão Arena, in Fortaleza (CE)
Data: November 25, 2020 (Wednesday)
Calendar: at 7.15pm (from Brasilia)
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Fifa / RJ)
Assistants: Silbert Faria Sisquim (RJ) and Thiago Rosa de Oliveira (RJ)
WHERE: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga (RJ)
VAR assistants: William Machado Steffen (SC) and Daniel do Espirito Santo Parro (RJ)
Yellow card: Vina, Tiago Pagnussat, Léo Chú, Samuel Xavier, Fernando Sobral (Ceará); Reinaldo, Luan, Diego Costa (São Paulo)
Goals): Diego Costa, 10 minutes into the 1st half (0-1); Léo Chú, 2 minutes from the 2nd half (1-1)
CEARÁ: Richard; Samuel Xavier, Tiago Pagnussat, Luiz Otávio and Bruno Pacheco (Alyson); Fabinho, Lima (Leandro Carvalho), Vina and Fernando Sobral; Léo Chú (Charles) and Cléber (Victor Jacaré). Technical: Guto Ferreira.
SAINT PAUL: Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Diego Costa, Léo and Reinaldo; Luan (Tchê Tchê), Daniel Alves, Gabriel Sara (Galeano) and Igor Gomes; Luciano and Pablo (Vitor Bueno). Technical: Fernando Diniz.
