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São Paulo beat Bahia, tonight (28), 3 to 1 at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador (BA), and became the vice-leader of Brasileirão 2020. Luciano scored two goals to guarantee the victory of the 23rd round . Arboleda even made one for the visitor, and Clayson made his mark for the home team in the duel.
The victory came after a daring change by coach Fernando Diniz: after the 0-0 in the first stage, the Tricolor coach left the São Paulo player with only one defender on the field, the Ecuadorian Robert Arboleda. The change changed the position of São Paulo, which opened the scoring seven minutes into the second half. With the result, São Paulo occupies the second position, with 41 points, one less than the Atlético-MG leader. Bahía is ranked 12th, with 28.
Who did it well: Luciano
On a lighted stage, the forward scored twice for São Paulo tonight. He took advantage of the side charged by Reinaldo and the failure of the Bahian defense to score a bicycle goal. Still in the final stage, he received a low center from Reinaldo and finished with category in the right corner of Douglas. The player reached goal 14 in the club’s colors since signing.
Who was wrong: Rodriguinho
Escalated as a center forward, the midfielder failed to deliver what was expected. He struggled to create plays and was easily scored. Leo and Arboleda scored well for the athlete in the first half. In the last stage it was Luan’s turn, improvised as a defense, to keep him with Arboleda.
Reinaldo participates in the three goals of São Paulo
Waiter of the São Paulo squad, with nine assists in 40 games, the left-back Reinaldo shone again tonight. He was in charge of taking the side that culminated in Luciano’s cycling goal. The play does not count as an assist because it was deflected by Ernando. In the sequence, the player crossed for Arboleda’s header goal. At the end of the second half, the winger gave Luciano a pass at the Arena Fonte Nova.
Bahia’s performance
With less possession in the first half, Bahia created more opportunities. The team, now led by Cláudio Prates because Mano Menezes is out with a covid, went on to counterattacks with Alesson, Rodriguinho and Rossi. However, he did not submit. The trio found it difficult to fill Tiago Volpi’s net. After the break, the team kept training. However, the situation got worse. Cornered, the home team was unable to create plays to endanger the opposing goal.
São Paulo’s performance
With more possession of the ball, São Paulo had difficulties attacking in the first half of the match. The midfielder encountered problems early in the game and created little danger for the goal defended by Douglas. The best opportunity was squandered by the Brenner boy, behind a table with Luciano. At halftime, Fernando Diniz changed the way the team played, with Tchê Tchê in the place of Juanfran and Vitor Bueno in the place of Léo. With the changes, Luan lagged behind and Vitor Bueno formed the midfield with Daniel Alves. That was enough for the team to improve the creation and score three times at the Fonte Nova Arena. Luciano scored two and Arboleda the other.
Game timeline
Luciano scored the first goal for São Paulo in the seventh minute of the second half. He took advantage of the defense failure behind Reinaldo’s side and made a bicycle. São Paulo’s second goal reached 20 in the final stage. Reinaldo, once again, helped. Arboleda was the lucky one in the bidding. At 28, Luciano received from Reinaldo and finished left-handed to make his mark for the second time. Clayson, at 35, did the honor of Bahia. He took advantage of a center from Nino Paraíba to score.
Volpi makes good saves in the first half
Tiago Volpi shone again with the colors of São Paulo. The goalkeeper prevented Rossi, Alesson and Ernando’s submissions from reaching the back of the net with good saves. The athlete has been instrumental in Diniz’s team in 2020. In the second half, however, he made an unusual move: a ball went high towards the goal and hit a crosshair. The ball, however, hit the crossbar and returned to play. The goalkeeper recovered.
DATA SHEET:
BAHIA x SÃO PAULO
Reason: 23rd round of the 2020 Brazilian Championship
Local: Fonte Nova Arena, in Salvador (BA)
Data: November 28, 2020 (Saturday)
Calendar: at 7:00 p.m. (from Brasilia)
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (RS)
Assistants: Ivan Carlos Bohn (PR) and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR)
WHERE: Heber Roberto Lopes (SC)
VAR assistants: Tiago Nascimento dos Santos (PE) and Luciano Roggenbaum (PR)
Yellow card: Gabriel Sara, Daniel Alves (São Paulo)
Goals): Luciano, 7 minutes into the 2nd half (0-1); Arboleda, 20 minutes into the second half (0-2); Luciano, 28 minutes into the second half (0-3); Clayson, 35 minutes in 2 yards (1-3)
BAY: Douglas; Edson, Ernando, Juninho and Matheus Bahia; Gregore, Elias (Nino Paraíba) and Ramon (Elber); Rossi (Clayson), Alesson (Saldanha) and Rodriguinho (Danielzinho). Technical: Cláudio Prates.
SAINT PAUL: Tiago Volpi; Juanfran (Tchê Tchê), Arboleda, Léo (Vitor Bueno) and Reinaldo; Luan, Daniel Alves, Gabriel Sara (Hernanes) and Igor Gomes (Rodrigo Nestor); Luciano (Pablo) and Brenner. Technical: Fernando Diniz.
