O Sao Paulo, acting as the boss at Allianz Parque, had one night to forget last Monday, being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paulista Championship by Água Santa. After 90 minutes without goals and with more injuries, the Sao Paulo lost by six to five in the penalty, adding another shame to his recent record.
Unfortunately for the fans of Sao Paulo, the last decade has been marked by vexatory eliminations for shorter-expression teams than Morumbi's tricolor, as happened this year in Paulistan. In total, there were four eliminations in Paulistan competitions against small teams: Holy Water in 2023, Mirassol in 2020, Audax in 2016 and Penapolense in 2014.
In addition, Sao Paulo suffered other eliminations in matata competitions for small teams, including the Black Bridge at CONMEBOL South American in 2013, Bragantino in the Brazil Cup in 2014, Youth at the Brazil Cup in 2016, Defensa y Justicia at CONMEBOL South American in 2017, Colón at CONMEBOL South American in 2018, Talleres at CONMEBOL Liberators in 2019 and Lanús at CONMEBOL South American in 2020.
With this, the Sao Paulo you need to rethink your strategy for mata-mata competitions and get back up.
Next games of Sao Paulo:
Botafogo (F) – 15/04 – Brazilian Championship
America-MG (C) – 22/04 – Brazilian Championship
Coritiba (F) – 29/04 – Brazilian Championship
