Result takes Paraná team to the quarterfinals of the competition; Tricolor played one less since the 4 minutes of the first half, when Rafael was expelled
São Paulo is eliminated from . The state capital team was defeated by Athletico-PR on Wednesday (6) 1-0 in normal time and penalties, the São Paulo team abused bad charges and lost 3-0. It was not long before appeared in the game against the. At 3 minutes, goalkeeper Rafael was expelled in a controversial bid in a counterattack of the team from Paraná. With the setback, the team from the state capital had to play the entire game with one less. The tricolor strategy was to defend itself and try to attack the chances it had when it was not being pressured by the opponents, which did not happen. Referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima ‘painted’ the match, but the stoppages were needed – 38 faults.
In the first half, managed to hold the home team. Draw guaranteed Sao Paulo in the quarterfinals, as it had won the game 2-1 in Morumbi. But on the way back to the second stage and with the entrance of Leozinho, which changed Athletico-PR, the tricolor was leaked. Ezequiel was the author of the goal that brought the decision to the penalty shootout. In the penalties, it was the turn with goalkeeper Santos, who tries to regain ownership, shine. He defended the three charges of Tricolor (Sabino, Tapia and Jandrei), while Sao Paulo’s team saw Athletico convert all goals (Giuliano, Esquivel and Mendonza) and move on to the next phase.
On Saturday, São Paulo returns to play for the Brazilian Championship, against Vitória, in Morumbi. Athletico-PR turns completely to Serie B, which faces Criciúma, on Monday, away from home.
