São Paulo suffered in the first half, but this Saturday they managed to win another game under the command of Dorival Júnior, beating Goiás, in a comeback, 2-1, with the right to score in added time in the second half, taking plus over 45,000 fans who watched the Morumbi in a frenzy.
The Tricolore had some problems in the first half of the match, especially after Goiás opened the scoring. Having to chase defeat, San Paolo threw themselves into attack in a disorganized way, taking some unnecessary risks: the guests didn’t extend the score because goalkeeper Rafael was in a lighted night (again).
In the complementary phase, San Paolo returned more organized and aware of what they had to do to leave the field with the victory. It didn’t take long for the team to level the match through Pablo Maia and while the breakthrough seemed ever closer, it only came about when the lights went out, thanks to an unlikely hero.
David, who hadn’t played since 15 April, when he was injured against Botafogo, in San Paolo’s debut in the Brazilian championship, returned to the field this Saturday and, 46′ into the second half, filled in the goals by taking advantage of the advantage Goiás’ defense trying to avoid Wellington Rato’s corner kick.
Even with little time to train and several absences due to injury, Dorival Júnior has a job start at the San Paolo that not even the most optimistic of the tricolors imagined. The fans, satisfied with the team’s performance, responded by filling Morumbi at every match, reinforcing this “honeymoon”.
With an 11-match unbeaten run under Dorival Jr’s command, with seven wins and four draws, with 18 goals scored and just five conceded, São Paulo are starting to aim for bigger flights into the season. The team slept in G4 of the Brazilian championship after beating Goiás and forwarded the standings in Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana.
After a frustrating first quarter with Rogério Ceni in charge of São Paulo, an embittered early elimination in the Campeonato Paulista quarter-finals by Água Santa and below-average football, the fan was happy again.
Source: Terra
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