📹 Ten-man São Paulo beat Fortaleza, end long winless run

At Arena Castelão, São Paulo defeated Fortaleza 2-0 this Thursday (2), in the 26th round of the Brasileirão. 

In the clash between Argentine coaches Hernán Crespo and Martin Palermo, the tricolor manager came out on top. 

São Paulo's triumph was marked by resilience on the field, as since the first half, Rigoni committed a hard foul on Deyverson and received a red card after VAR review. 

Before that, however, Rogoni himself reached the byline and crossed back, where Tapia finished to open the scoring for São Paulo. 

In the second half, Laion threw themselves into attack looking for the equalizer, and Deyvinho went a bit too far with his effort, even making a sliding tackle off the field.

But there was nothing to be done. Near the end, in a deadly counterattack, Enzo Díaz assisted Luciano, who, with no goalkeeper and unmarked, extended the lead for Tricolor Paulista.

🙌 End of the drought

With the victory, São Paulo ended an 11-game winless streak against Fortaleza. Including two games in the Copa do Brasil in 2021, there had been six losses and five draws in the matchup.

🚦 What's next

The victory, after two straight defeats in the Brasileirão and two more in the Libertadores, left São Paulo with 38 points in seventh place. 

Fortaleza, meanwhile, remains second to last with 21 points, behind Vitória (25 points) and Juventude (23 points), ahead of only Sport (15 points). 

Tricolor Paulista returns to the field on Sunday (5), when they host Palmeiras at MorumBIS, for the 27th round.

Laion, meanwhile, visits Juventude at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi on the same day.

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