For di sixth and final round of di Copa Sul-Americana group stage, São Paulo don show say dem no dey play when dem beat Boston River 2-0 for Morumbis on Tuesday night. Di victory, wey come from goals by Artur and an own goal by Acosta, don finally end di club eight-match winless run—di worst for di decade. Di result also secure first place for Group C with 12 points, wey mean direct qualification to di round of 16.
From di first half, di Tricolor don take control of di game. Artur, wey be di star player, open scoring for di fourth minute after André Silva cross low from di right and find am for space to fire high into di net. For di 17th minute, Artur again cause trouble when im cross from di byline hit Acosta and enter di goal. Di home side get more chances through Danielzinho, André Silva, and Calleri, but Boston River no fit create any clear opportunity. Di Uruguayan team, wey already dey out of contention, only get three points for di group.
But di second half tell different story. Boston River come out with more energy and press São Paulo high. Di visitors get series of crosses wey di Tricolor defence struggle to clear. Facundo Muñoa come close with a shot. For di Brazilian side, di game change after di hydration break, as coach Dorival Júnior adjust di team shape. Wendell get a good chance, and later for di final minutes, referee award penalty for Calleri after Pedro Ferreira cross. But VAR check show di Argentine striker dey offside, so di penalty cancel.
After dat, São Paulo just control di game and see out di 2-0 win. Di victory be di first for Dorival since im return to Morumbis for im third spell as coach. Di team now focus on Brazilian Championship, where dem go face Remo on Sunday at Mangueirão before di World Cup break.
Di match see some yellow cards for Pablo Maia, Gaston Ramirez, Reyna, and Rivero. Di official team lineups show São Paulo with Rafael for goal, Lucas Ramon, Alan Franco, Luis Osorio, Wendell for defence; Pablo Maia, Danielzinho, Ferreira, Artur for midfield; and Calleri, André Silva for attack. Boston River field Juan Gonzalez, Mateo Rivero, Juan Acosta, Agustin Aguirre, Ignacio Fernández, Rafael Haller, Facundo Muñoa, Dafonte, Gaston Ramirez, Gonzalo Reyna, and Francisco Bonfligio. Referee Augusto Menendez from Peru, with assistants Diego Jaimes and Jose Castillo, and VAR Edwin Ordoñez from Ecuador.
