On Tuesday night (18), São Paulo defeated Bolívar-BOL 3-1 at MorumBIS in the second leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Luciano, Calleri, and Sabino scored São Paulo’s goals.
One of the new additions to coach Dorival Júnior’s lineup was Artur, who returned to the starting team after three matches. Right-back Aurélio
Buta was also among the changes and started the match for the first time.
In this match, Luciano reached the mark of 114 goals wearing the Tricolor shirt.
In the opening half, in the 17th minute, Iago played it to Danielzinho, who delivered a perfect cross for Luciano to finish into the back of the net and open the scoring at MorumBIS. In the 33rd minute, Iago fired a low shot, forcing a save from the goalkeeper.
After the break, in the 14th minute, Luciano received a great pass from Artur, dribbled past his marker, and hit the post. In the 15th minute, the Bolivian side equalized. In the 20th minute, after a VAR review, the referee awarded São Paulo a penalty. Calleri stepped up and found the net in the 22nd minute.
In the 30th minute, after an Artur corner kick, Sabino headed the ball in to extend São Paulo’s lead.
Tricolor remain unbeaten in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana after eight matches, with four wins and four draws.
After drawing the first leg 1-1 with a goal from Arboleda, the aggregate score was 4-2. With the result, Tricolor are through to the tournament quarterfinals.
In the next round, São Paulo will face Boca Juniors-ARG. The matches will be played between September 8 and 17, with the exact dates and kickoff times to be confirmed later.
Tricolor’s next match will be against Chapecoense on Sunday (23) at 6:30 p.m. at Arena Condá in Chapecó (SC), in the Brasileirão.
SÃO PAULO 3 x 1 BOLÍVAR-BOL
Venue: MorumBIS, in São Paulo (SP)
SPFC: Rafael; Aurélio Buta (Lucas Ramon 27/2), Domingos Duarte, Sabino and Iago; Newton, Marcos Antonio (Victor Sá 40/2) and Danielzinho; Artur (Ferreira 35/2), Luciano (Pablo Maia 35/2) and Calleri (André Silva 40/2). Coach: Dorival Júnior.
Goals: Luciano (17/1), Calleri (22/2) and Sabino 30/2.
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