Match Report
São Paulo, 11th on 30 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Palmeiras (1st, 52). On recent form Palmeiras sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, São Paulo were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.17, Palmeiras 1.8 and 0.84, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 39 games: 8 São Paulo wins, 17 for Palmeiras, 14 draws, at 2.15 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, with room for 66,795 spectators. On the scoreboard, Palmeiras led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Palmeiras: Jhon Arias (6')
Key stats
Possession: São Paulo 63% · Palmeiras 37% · Total shots: 3-6 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 10-1