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Atletico Goianiense vs Sao Paulo Head-to-Head
Atlético-go x são Paulo – The two teams have locked horns 13 times across competitions, but this will be their first meeting in the Copa Sudamericana. Sao Paulo have a narrow 6-4 lead in wins against Sau Paulo, while three games have ended in draws.
They last met at the Stadium Antonio Accioly in the league in July, with Sao Paulo winning 2-1.
Atlético-GO x São Paulo: bookmakers indicate favorite in the South American
Atlético-GO and São Paulo will face each other this Thursday night (01/9), at 9:30 pm, at the Serra Dourada stadium, in Goiânia, in the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana. And the main betting houses operating in the country point to the São Paulo team with slight favoritism to win. Superesportes presents the evaluation of some of these houses below.
São Paulo, in turn, struggled to advance to the next stage. The São Paulo team eliminated Ceará. In the first game, Tricolor beat their opponents 1-0 at Morumbi. In the second leg, Vozão scored and won 2-1. On penalties, Rogério Ceni’s men won 4-3.
Moment of Atlético-GO and São Paulo
Atlético Goianiense arrives for the clash at a low point in the season. Without winning for four games this season and in the demotion zone of the Brazilian Championship, the club fired coach Jorginho from his position. Dragão’s last victory was on August 9, against Nacional. Since then, there have been two draws and two defeats.
Tip for bettors
The Supersports presents some interesting options for the South American clash:
- Under 2.5 goals (odd 1.60 at Betano)
- Both don’t score (odd 1.70 at Sportingbet)
- São Paulo – draw returns (odd 1.71 at Sportsbet.io)
Atlético-GO takes advantage of expulsion, beats São Paulo and takes advantage in the semi-final of the South American Championship
And now?
With the victory, Atlético-GO could even lose the second leg by a goal difference. São Paulo needs to win by two to decide the place on penalties or by three to qualify in normal time. The opponent in the final will be Independiente del Valle, from Ecuador, or Melgar, from Peru. In the first game, the Ecuadorians won 3-0 at home.
Upcoming games
The return game between São Paulo and Atlético-GO is next Thursday, at 9:30 pm, at Morumbi. Before that, the two teams play for the Brasileirão on Sunday. Dragão hosts Atlético-MG at 6pm, and Tricolor visits Cuiabá at 7pm.
Those days…
There are days when nothing goes right. Igor Gomes was not playing well and already had a yellow card, received in the 31st minute of the first half, for a foul on Jorginho. Eight minutes later, he received another one, due to another foul, this one on Edson Fernando. He let Tricolor down in the first stage.
Summary
Atlético-GO took an important step on Thursday night to reach the South American final. At Serra Dourada, he played better and beat São Paulo 3-1 – goals from Jorginho, Shaylon and Léo Pereira. Luciano did it for Tricolor, hampered by the expulsion of Igor Gomes in the first half.