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Although they did not concede a goal in the last game, São Paulo has the defense as a target of evolution for the next matches of the Brazilian Championship and the Brazilian Cup.
Before the 3-0 victory over Flamengo last Wednesday, Tricolor had conceded goals in eight consecutive games. The record of the year is ten games in a row filtered, which generated changes in the defense.
For the match against Vasco, this Sunday at 4pm in Morumbi, for the 22nd match of the Brazilian Championship, there will be no changes in the defensive system, highly praised by Fernando Diniz in the last match. According to him, the defense was “almost perfect”.
Bruno Alves scores Michael in São Paulo x Flamengo – Photo: Marcos Ribolli
But the season’s numbers show that caution is needed when it comes to this issue. Of the 43 games played so far, the team led by Diniz only conceded 12 goals.
These fluctuations caused the team to have several different formations throughout the year. Remember the defensive systems used below:
- Juanfran, Bruno Alves, Arboleda and Reinaldo; Tchê Tchê (first flyer)
- Igor Vinicius, Bruno Alves, Arboleda and Reinaldo; Tchê Tchê (first flyer)
- Igor Vinicius, Diego Costa, Léo and Reinaldo; Tchê Tchê (first flyer)
- Igor Vinicius, Diego Costa, Bruno Alves and Reinaldo; Luan (first flyer)
- Juanfran, Diego Costa, Bruno Alves and Reinaldo; Luan (first flyer)
The return of Bruno Alves to defense and Luan as the first midfielder gave the team more solidity. In the Brazilian Championship, São Paulo began to suffer less and had a good attack phase to make the best use of the tournament.
On the bench, Diniz also has Arboleda, Léo (original left-back who became a defender with the coach) and Rodrigo Freitas.
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Even with all the problems faced in defense, São Paulo is the least filtered team in Brasileirão, with 17 goals conceded. In 2020, however, there are already 54. By way of comparison, over the past season, the team has leaked 53 times in 62 games played.
For the game this Sunday, Diniz should not change teams to face Vasco. The likely lineup has: Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Bruno Alves, Diego Costa and Reinaldo; Luan, Gabriel Sara, Daniel Alves and Igor Gomes; Luciano and Brenner.
