Sao Paulo vs Vasco DA Gama 1-0

Sao Paulo beat Vasco da Gama 1-0 at Morumbi after Artur Victor Guimarães scored in the 68th minute. Pedro Lima set up the only goal, and Sao Paulo protected the lead to the finish.

The first half ended goalless after a tight spell that brought bookings for Artur Victor Guimarães on 42 minutes and Facundo Colidio on 44. Vasco da Gama made a change on 45 minutes, sending on Jose Luis Rodriguez for Paulo Henrique, while Sao Paulo made two at the break, with Lucas Moura replacing Luciano and Jose Monteiro coming on for Rafael Tolói. The half-time score was 0-0.

Vasco da Gama briefly thought they might be in trouble when Gabriel Pereira had a red card cancelled on 51 minutes, and he was then booked on 54. Sao Paulo made further changes through the second half, with Pablo Maia coming on for Marcos Antonio on 71 minutes and Gustavo Santana replacing Jonathan Calleri on 80, before Artur Victor Guimarães was taken off for Luis Osorio Messias De Oliveira on 89. Vasco da Gama also made two changes on 74 minutes, with Thiago Mendes on for Tchê Tchê and Jair for Santiago Sosa, then Adson replaced Alan Lescano on 89. Artur Victor Guimarães’s finish settled the match after a second half in which Sao Paulo had to manage the lead rather than add to it.

The numbers show Vasco da Gama had 60% of the ball and 575 passes to Sao Paulo’s 379, but the home side still won on xG by 1.26 to 0.92. Vasco had more shots, 13 to 9, and more corners, 4 to 3, while both sides had 2 shots on target. Sao Paulo had 2 saves to Vasco da Gama’s 1, and the sides were almost level for fouls at 14 and 15.

Each side picked up 2 yellow cards. Sao Paulo’s bookings went to Artur Victor Guimarães on 42 minutes and Iago Amaral Borduchi in the second minute of stoppage time. Vasco da Gama’s were Facundo Colidio on 44 minutes and Gabriel Pereira on 54, after his red card had already been cancelled on 51 minutes.