The Argentinian opened the scoring, took over the state artillery and Morumbi’s team beat São Bento 3-0
the Argentine Julian Gallop he is establishing himself, even surprisingly, as São Paulo’s top scorer this season. It was his goal that opened the quiet victory San Bento by 3 to 0, in Sorocaba, this Tuesday 21st. The other goals were Pedrino AND Calleri. Galoppo reached seven goals and became Paulistão’s top scorer again, together Roger Guedes.
With the triumph, the third in a row, Morumbi’s team ensured a place in the quarter-finals of the Paulista Championship with two rounds remaining from the end of the group stage. San Paolo have reached 20 points and cannot be reached by Mirassol, in third place. São Bento accumulates six games without winning.
The expectation was that coach Rogério Ceni would save some starters due to physical wear, but the only change in the starting lineup was only the entry of Luan in place of Méndez in front of the defenders. Even with home base, the team was slow, with passing errors and difficulty punching holes in the rival defense.
The main problem was the excess play in the middle. The midfielders (Rato, Luciano and Galoppo) have always tried to play centrally when it would have been easier to open the game from the sides or try to launch deeper. There was also a lack of support from the sides. As a result, the air ball, used in other games, was little used. The first submission came out only at 23, with Nestor. The clearest move of the first half is a pass from Nestor himself to Calleri who ends with a header. Millimetric offside signaled by the video referee.
Despite having less time in possession, São Bento were more incisive, with two chances before the 20th minute, through Marcos Nunes. The strategy was clear: to score (three defenders and two defensive midfielders) and speculate on a counterattack.
In a game without fluidity, with many passing errors, little creativity and nothing improvised, the goal could only come from a dead ball. After a well beaten corner by Rato, Galoppo completes, after deflecting the first beam. It was the seventh goal for the Argentine, who now shares the top score with Corinthian Róger Guedes.
The corner kick with Wellington Rato gains importance in the San Paolo strategy. Usually the ball is kicked at the near post and deflected to whoever comes from behind. The move worked in the victory over Santo André and also in the defeat against Inter.
Although São Paulo kept control of the game, with over 70% possession, São Bento had a chance to equalize. In the Sorocaba team’s best chance in the game, fullback Ivan kicked in after turning the game around.
In the last stretch of the game, the inside team broke the pattern with three defenders and started pushing the ball towards the outside. The posture has opened up spaces at the San Paolo to define victory in aerial games. After Nathan’s header, Pedrinho scored his second, third of the season. He is the team’s vice-scorer in 2023. Calleri also left his mark with a good header.
Sao Bento 0 x 3 Sao Paulo
goals: Gallop, in the 46th minute of the 1st T and Pedrinho, in the 37th minute and Calleri, in the 51st minute of the 2nd T
San Bento: Ze Carlos; Ivan, Bruno Aguiar, Victor Pereira and Marlon (Fernandinho); Breno Lopes, Carlos Jatobá, Vitinho (Lucas Lima) and Renan Mota (Rafael); Iago Dias (Cristiano) and Marcos Nunes (Kayan). Coach: Paolo Roberto Santos
St. Paul: Raphael; Nathan, Alan Franco, Lucas Beraldo and Caio Paulista (Patryck); Luan (Méndez), Nestor (Pablo Maia), Galoppo (Alisson), Rato, Wellington Rato (Pedrinho) and Luciano; Calleri. Coach: Rogerio Ceni
Yellow: Vitinho, Bruno Aguiar,
Public: 10,446 payers
Income: BRL 602,900.00
Referee: Vinicius Araujo
Local: Walter Ribeiro Stadium (Sorocaba)
Source: Terra
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