He has undergone a transformation in the Brazilian Championship after the stop for the Club World Cup, and the arrival of Hernán Crespo to the technical command was decisive.
The contrast with the previous period, under the command of Luis Zubeldía, is evident. When Crespo took over, São Paulo occupied 14th position, threatened by the relegation zone. Two months later, Tricolor already appears in seventh place and exhibits performance that puts it among the best campaigns of the Brasileirão in the postmential clipping. In the nine Games of Crespo, the team added 20 points, with six wins, two draws and only one defeat, 74.1%. During this period, he shook the net 16 times and conceded only eight goals, numbers that support the drag.
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The performance ranking in Brasileirão after the Club World Cup shows a balanced scenario at the top. Palmeiras leads with 83.3% success (20 points in 8 games), closely followed by Flamengo, which adds 81.48% (22 points in 9 games). São Paulo comes close behind with 74.1% (20 points in 9 matches), while Bahia and Cruzeiro appear following 71.4% and 63%, respectively. Mirassol closes the G6 list of 62.5%.
The comparison between Crespo and Luis Zubeldía also highlights Tricolor’s level change. Under the command of the previous coach, there were 12 games in Brasileirão, with only 2 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. The 33% use reflected an irregular team that scored only 10 goals and conceded 14. In addition, the team needed 14.5 submissions to score a goal and allowed a rival goal every 11.6 submissions.
With curly, the numbers jumped. In 9 matches, Sao Paulo won 6 wins, tied 2 and lost only once, reaching 74% of success. The team shook the net 16 times and conceded only 8 goals. Offensive efficiency also draws attention: only 7.9 submissions are needed to mark, virtually half of the Zubeldía era index. Defensively, the income remained stable, as opponents need 11.3 submissions to score against Tricolor.
Now Sao Paulo will have to reinvent itself to overcome the embezzlement. The midfielder Marcos Antônio, a fundamental piece in the growth of the team, had a muscle injury in the posterior region of the left thigh and should be left to the game against LDU of Ecuador on September 18.
Another important player in the resumption of Sao Paulo, André Silva has even more worrying situation. São Paulo’s center forward suffered two ligament injuries in the right knee in a 2-0 win over Atletico-MG. On Tuesday, the center forward will undergo an evaluation with the medical consultant of São Paulo, Dr. Moisés Cohen, to define whether the treatment will be conservative or with surgery. If you need to be operated, the player will only return to the lawns in 2026.
São Paulo returns to the field next Saturday (30), when it faces Cruzeiro, at 21h (Brasilia), in Mineirão.
