São Paulo loses to Água Santa and is eliminated – 03/13/2023 – Sport

São Paulo lost on Monday night (13) to Água Santa on penalties and is eliminated from the Paulista Championship.

In normal time, the clash for the quarterfinals of the State, played at Allianz Parque, ended in a goalless tie. On penalties, Água Santa won by 6 to 5.

Jhegson Méndez and Alisson wasted their charges for Rogério Ceni’s team. Gabriel Inocêncio was the only one who made a mistake for the winning team.

In the next phase, Água Santa will face Red Bull Bragantino, responsible for eliminating Botafogo.

The tricolor team rented the stadium from rival Palmeiras because Morumbi was also rented, but for the concerts of the band Coldplay, between the 10th and 18th of March.

The “risk assessment” made by the Military Police after the agreement between the two clubs led to the closure of properties linked to organized supporters of Palmeiras on Rua Palestra Itália, in Perdizes.

Among the places surrounded by metal fences are the Mancha Alvi Verde store, the main organized Palmeiras club, the headquarters of the Academicos da Savóia fans, in addition to L’Osteria Palestra, whose owner is the director of Mancha, and the Verde e Branco Mania store. .

It is worth remembering that Abel Ferreira’s team is already qualified for the semifinal, a phase in which they will face Ituano, responsible for eliminating Corinthians in the quarterfinals, after a penalty shootout.

The dates of the clashes will still be defined by the FPF (Paulista Football Federation).

In the last clash of the quarterfinals, São Paulo had control of the match against Água Santa, but failed to open the scoring during the 90 minutes.

The Morumbi team created the best chances, spent more time with the ball, but their men in front failed in the shots.

The offensive power of São Paulo, in fact, suffered a blow in the 16th minute of the game, when Giuliano Galoppo. The Argentine striker, top scorer in the league with eight goals, suffered a muscle injury and had to leave the match. He was replaced by Erison.

Without its offensive reference, even spending a good part of the game in the attacking field, São Paulo gave goalkeeper Ygor little work.

On penalties, São Paulo lost 6-5.