Sao Paulo won its first Brazil Cup and Sampaoli was in danger

São Paulo clinched its first Brazilian Cup title on Sunday after drawing 1-1 and beating Flamengo on aggregate scoreboard in the final, which defeat left the Argentine coach in a complicated situation. Jorge Sampaoli.

The front Bruno Henrique gave an advantage to the cariocas and the midfielder Rodrigo Nestor, In stoppage time of the first half, they equalized with Tricolor Paulista, who also have the title to earn the first ticket to the 2024 Copa Libertadores.

The first leg ended last week with a 0-1 victory for São Paulo at the Maracaná stadium.

For this Sunday’s final, both teams are under pressure in need of a title to relieve the sporting crises they are going through and in Flamengo’s case exacerbated by the tense internal climate.

Flamengo is scary

In the first minute, Flamengo almost silenced the Sao Paulo fans who filled the Morumbi stadium with a shot by the scorer. Peter was defended by the goalkeeper Raphael.

Five minutes later it was the Uruguayan’s turn. Giorgian De Arrascaeta asked Rafael again.

In the sixth minute, Sao Paulo’s Ecuadorian defender, Robert Arboleda, He left due to injury and had to be replaced by Diego Costa.

The local team, led by the coach Dorival Juniortried to react, mainly with attacking plays led by Lucas Moura and the Argentine Jonathan Calleri, but it was Flamengo who gave the most dangerous pain.

Bruno Henrique made it 0-1

And it is like that, in 43 minutes, when in a play that started by Chilean Pedro Erick Pulgar finished, The ball falls vertically and the rebound is enough for Bruno Henrique opened the scoring.

But when everything looked like ‘Fla’ would go into halftime at 0-1, São Paulo equalized in stoppage time.

Sao Paulo tie before the break

In haste of Wellington Rato on the right side, which requires the Argentine goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, The rebound is well used by Rodrigo Nestor, with a deadly left foot equalized in the fourth minute of eight substitute minutes.

In the second half, the Rio de Janeiro team started with pressure that the score was not equal and Gerson, Bruno Henrique and Fabrício Bruno They gave Rafael a job in the first minutes.

The Tricolor Paulista, however, maintained control and stopped the visiting team, even producing lethal attacks, as in Luciano, in minute 86, who almost scored the second.

last fear

In injury time, Rafael starred in a spectacular save with a shot inside the six-yard box Ayrton Lucas which nearly ruined the party of more than 63,000 Sao Paulo fans.

Colombian creative James Rodríguez and Argentine defender Alan Franco did not enter the game.

Data sheets

São Paulo: Rafael; Rafinha, Robert Arboleda (d.8, Diego Costa), Beraldo, Caio Paulista (d.64, Wellington); Pablo Maia, Alisson (m.64, Gabriel Neves), Rodrigo Nestor (m.79, Michel Araújo), Wellington Rato (m.79, Luciano); Lucas Moura and Jonathan Calleri.

Instructor: Dorival Junior.

Flamengo: Agustín Rossi; Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Erick Pulgar, Thiago Maia (m.63, Luiz Araújo), Gerson (m.80, Victor Hugo), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (m.80, Everton Ribeiro); Bruno Henrique and Pedro (d.73, Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’).

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.

Goals: 0-1, m.43: Bruno Henrique. 1-1, m.45+4: Rodrigo Nestor.

Referee: Brazilian Bráulio da Silva Machado. He advised locals Alisson, Pablo Maia, Rafinha and Neves and visitor Léo Pereira.

Incidents: The first leg of the Brazilian Cup final was played before 63,077 spectators at the Morumbi stadium, in the city of São Paulo.