In a gripping encounter at Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo notched its first win within the Libertadores, defeating Cobresal 2-0 in entrance of an enthusiastic crowd of over 49,000.

This victory within the Group B second spherical introduced much-needed reduction, due to late objectives from André Silva and Jonathan Calleri.

This triumph earned São Paulo three essential factors, easing the strain from current setbacks.

These included a untimely Campeonato Paulista exit and a defeat of their Libertadores debut towards Talleres.

The way forward for São Paulo’s coach, Thiago Carpini, hangs within the stability regardless of the win.

Vocal dissatisfaction from the stands relating to the crew’s efficiency has solid doubt on his tenure.

The crew is slated to face Barcelona de Guayaquil of their subsequent Libertadores fixture on April 25 in Ecuador.

Their schedule additionally consists of upcoming Brazilian Championship matches towards Fortaleza at house, adopted by away video games towards Flamengo and Atlético-GO.

São Paulo dominated the opening half, creating quite a few alternatives however failing to transform.

A notable try by James Rodríguez was thwarted by Cobresal’s goalkeeper, Requena, although the hassle was dominated offside.

One other shut probability noticed Calleri hitting the put up, however the groups went into the break tied at 0-0.

Persistence paid off within the second half regardless of an early disallowed purpose for offside.

Michel Araújo missed two prime probabilities to attain earlier than Cobresal launched a few threatening counterattacks.

São Paulo’s goalkeeper, Rafael, made essential saves to maintain the rating stage.

The match’s rigidity peaked when Michel Araújo struck the crossbar with little over ten minutes remaining.

Lastly, within the thirty seventh minute, André Silva broke the impasse, adopted by Calleri’s clinching purpose within the forty fourth minute, making certain a victorious finish for São Paulo.

Match Abstract

• Venue: Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil
• Date: April 10, 2024, at 9:30 PM Brasília time
• Officers: Referee Carlos Ortega and assistants from Colombia
• Attendance: 49,502
• Earnings: R$3,643,692.50
• Scorers: São Paulo’s André Silva and Calleri
• Self-discipline: Yellow playing cards have been issued to gamers from each groups

Lineups

• São Paulo: Featured Rafael; Arboleda, Diego Costa, Ferraresi; Igor Vinícius, Pablo Maia, Alisson, James Rodríguez, Michel Araújo; Luciano, Calleri, underneath coach Thiago Carpini.
• Cobresal: Lineup included Requena; Pacheco, Bechtholdt, Alarcón, Sandoval Muñoz; Mesías Sepúlveda, Navarro; García, Munder, Valencia; Castro, coached by Gustavo Huerta.