São Paulo vs Fortaleza, 2021 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
São Paulo are hosting Fortaleza
at MorumBIS, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Titi.
- 5': Attempt missed. Pablo (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Gomes with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Attempt missed. Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
- 6': Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': David (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo).
- 8': Foul by Robson (Fortaleza EC).
- 8': Léo (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joao Rojas.
- 11': Attempt saved. Igor Gomes (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reinaldo.
- 11': Foul by Reinaldo (São Paulo).
- 11': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Tinga (Fortaleza EC).
- 13': Joao Rojas (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC).
- 15': Léo (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Hand ball by Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC).
- 17': Attempt missed. Pablo (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Pablo (São Paulo).
- 18': Titi (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 20': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 21': Attempt blocked. David (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Crispim.
- 22': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Tiago Volpi.
- 24': Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Ronald (Fortaleza EC).
- 26': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
- 26': Robson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinaldo.
- 27': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Éderson.
- 30': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
- 30': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Titi (Fortaleza EC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David following a set piece situation.
- 36': Foul by Joao Rojas (São Paulo).
- 36': Éderson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Joao Rojas (São Paulo).
- 36': Titi (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Joao Rojas (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo).
- 38': Éderson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC).
- 41': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
- 41': Robson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Éderson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tinga.
- 43': Bruno Alves (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by David (Fortaleza EC).
- 43': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
- 43': Robson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Léo (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Crispim.
- 44': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Luan Santos.
- 45': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 45': Reinaldo (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Titi (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Ronald.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, São Paulo 0, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins São Paulo 0, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 46': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
- 48': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 49': Attempt missed. Éderson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ronald.
- 49': Foul by Robson (Fortaleza EC).
- 49': Léo (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Ronald.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Léo (São Paulo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross.
- 55': Offside, São Paulo. Tiago Volpi tries a through ball, but Pablo is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Robson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald.
- 55': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Léo.
- 56': Hand ball by Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC).
- 57': Foul by Éderson (Fortaleza EC).
- 57': Pablo (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Reinaldo (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 61': Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by David (Fortaleza EC).
- 62': Foul by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
- 62': Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, São Paulo. Marquinhos Alencar replaces Pablo.
- 62': Substitution, São Paulo. Martín Benítez replaces Joao Rojas.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Robson (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tinga with a headed pass.
- 64': Foul by Martín Benítez (São Paulo).
- 64': Robson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Antonio Galeano (São Paulo).
- 67': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Tinga.
- 70': Substitution, São Paulo. Gabriel Sara replaces Rodrigo Néstor.
- 70': Substitution, São Paulo. Talles Costa replaces Igor Gomes.
- 71': Foul by Robson (Fortaleza EC).
- 71': Gabriel Sara (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Romarinho replaces Matheus Vargas.
- 72': Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by David (Fortaleza EC).
- 72': David (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Foul by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
- 73': Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Osvaldo replaces David.
- 74': Goal! São Paulo 0, Fortaleza EC 1. Robson (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Crispim with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 76': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Talles Costa.
- 77': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 77': Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, São Paulo. Vitor Bueno replaces Antonio Galeano.
- 86': Attempt saved. Reinaldo (São Paulo) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 88': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Igor Torres replaces Robson because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Matheus Jussa replaces Ronald.
- 89': Foul by Matheus Jussa (Fortaleza EC).
- 89': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Marcelo Boeck.
- 90': Foul by Talles Costa (São Paulo).
- 90': Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
- 90'+1': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+2': Gabriel Sara (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Lucas Crispim.
- 90'+5': VAR Decision: No Penalty São Paulo.
- 90'+9': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Igor Torres tries a through ball, but Osvaldo is caught offside.
- 90'+11': Foul by Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+11': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+13': Attempt saved. Igor Torres (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romarinho.
- 90'+13': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Léo.
- 90'+14': Foul by Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo).
- 90'+14': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+15': Second Half ends, São Paulo 0, Fortaleza EC 1.
- 0': Match ends, São Paulo 0, Fortaleza EC 1.
Statistics
 FOR |
SAO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 186 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 267 | Passes | 358 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: MorumBIS
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venue: MorumBIS
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 7 | +8 | 16 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 3 | Bahia | 6 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 6 | +8 | 13 |
Line-Ups
São Paulo (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tiago Volpi (GK) |
| 3 | Bruno Alves |
| 16 | Léo  |
| 5 | Robert Arboleda |
| 13 | Luan |
| 25 | Rodrigo Nestor |
| 26 | Igor Gomes |
| 6 | Reinaldo |
| 27 | Antonio Galeano |
| 9 | Pablo |
| 7 | João Rojas |
Fortaleza (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Boeck (GK) |
| 5 | Marcelo Benevenuto |
| 44 | Titi |
| 2 | Tinga |
| 14 | Ronald |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 96 | Matheus Vargas |
| 10 | Lucas Crispim |
| 22 | Yago Pikachu |
| 17 | David |
| 7 | Robson |
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