CONMEBOL Libertadores

São Paulo vs Sporting Cristal, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
São Paulo
  • 25': Bruno Alves
  • 68': João Rojas
  • 70': Vitor Bueno
FT
3 - 0
Sporting Cristal

    About

    São Paulo are hosting Sporting Cristal at MorumBIS, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Diego (São Paulo).
    • 2': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Éder (São Paulo).
    • 3': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 4': Éder (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Éder (São Paulo).
    • 11': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Éder (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaylon.
    • 17': Joao Rojas (São Paulo) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hernanes.
    • 18': Foul by Diego (São Paulo).
    • 18': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Hernanes (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaylon.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shaylon.
    • 20': Foul by Rodrigo Freitas (São Paulo).
    • 20': Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Nilson Loyola.
    • 25': Goal! São Paulo 1, Sporting Cristal 0. Bruno Alves (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hernanes with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro González.
    • 32': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Johan Madrid.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Diego (São Paulo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 33': Hand ball by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Joao Rojas (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hernanes.
    • 41': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
    • 41': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Foul by Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal).
    • 43': Hernanes (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Joao Rojas (São Paulo) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Shaylon with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
    • 45'+2': Bruno Alves (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, São Paulo 1, Sporting Cristal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins São Paulo 1, Sporting Cristal 0.
    • 46': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
    • 46': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Luis Orejuela (São Paulo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 52': Alejandro González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo).
    • 54': Foul by Diego (São Paulo).
    • 54': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 58': Substitution, São Paulo. Vitor Bueno replaces Éder.
    • 58': Substitution, São Paulo. Antonio Galeano replaces Hernanes.
    • 60': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Jhilmar Lora.
    • 61': Diego (São Paulo) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Shaylon with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Diego (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Galeano with a headed pass.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Diego (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaylon with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Vitor Bueno (São Paulo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaylon with a through ball.
    • 64': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Marcos Riquelme replaces Alejandro Hohberg.
    • 67': Foul by Diego (São Paulo).
    • 67': Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Goal! São Paulo 2, Sporting Cristal 0. Joao Rojas (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Néstor.
    • 69': Foul by Shaylon (São Paulo).
    • 69': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Goal! São Paulo 3, Sporting Cristal 0. Vitor Bueno (São Paulo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Galeano.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Irven Ávila.
    • 73': Foul by Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal).
    • 73': Luis Orejuela (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Diego (São Paulo) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Welington.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Antonio Galeano (São Paulo) with an attempt from very close range is too high.
    • 76': Substitution, São Paulo. Everton Felipe replaces Luis Orejuela.
    • 77': Substitution, São Paulo. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Welington.
    • 77': Substitution, São Paulo. Paulinho Bóia replaces Joao Rojas.
    • 77': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Joao Grimaldo replaces Irven Ávila.
    • 77': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Gianfranco Chávez replaces Johan Madrid.
    • 79': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Horacio Calcaterra tries a through ball, but Joao Grimaldo is caught offside.
    • 80': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Pretell replaces Horacio Calcaterra.
    • 80': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jhon Marchán replaces Washington Corozo.
    • 81': Hand ball by Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal).
    • 84': Offside, São Paulo. Paulinho Bóia tries a through ball, but Vitor Bueno is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Rodrigo Freitas.
    • 88': Foul by Vitor Bueno (São Paulo).
    • 88': Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo).
    • 89': Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Diego (São Paulo).
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, São Paulo 3, Sporting Cristal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, São Paulo 3, Sporting Cristal 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 3
    6 Saves 0
    35.9 Possession 64.1
    3 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 9
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 540
    343 Passes 610
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 56
    26 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    17 Interceptions 9
    11 Effective Clearances 16
    11 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

    Venue: MorumBIS
    Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

    CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Peñarol 0 0 0
    2 Corinthians 0 0 0
    3 Independiente Santa Fe 0 0 0
    4 Platense 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SAO São Paulo (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Lucas Perri (GK)
    32 Rodrigo Freitas
    3 Bruno Alves
    4 Diego Costa
    19 Shaylon
    25 Rodrigo Nestor
    15 Hernanes
    34 Welington
    20 Luis Orejuela
    7 João Rojas
    23 Éder
    São Paulo Substitutes:
    Vitor Bueno, Vitinho, Everton Felipe , Paulinho, Bruno Rodrigues, Lucas Beraldo, Patryck, Antonio Galeano, Talles Costa, Nathan, William, Thiago Couto.

    SCR Sporting Cristal (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Alejandro Duarte (GK)
    2 Johan Madrid
    5 Omar Merlo
    22 Alejandro González
    8 Alejandro Hohberg
    7 Horacio Calcaterra Yellow Card
    25 Gerald Távara
    29 Nilson Loyola
    15 Carlos Lora Yellow Card
    11 Washington Corozo
    21 Irven Ávila
    Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
    Gianfranco Chávez, Joao Grimaldo, Benjamín Villalta, Marcos Riquelme, Renato Solís, Flavio Alcedo, Diego Soto, Jhon Marchán, Jesús Pretell, Matías Cordova, Carlos Liza.

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