Sport tried all their best in the second half to get an equalizer but failed to get anything from the game at the end of the day.
For São Paulo, a number of substitutions made by manager Fernando Diniz in his starting lineup did not show any noticeable improvement in his side’s performance.
Regardless of the victory, São Paulo did not put out a convincing performance.
Anyway, São Paulo wins again after two games, and Leão has not won for four rounds.
Sport tried to score early on just after four minutes after kicking from distance through Sander. But São Paulo’s response, in the next move, led to an immediate goal. Volpi launched Luciano, who gave Pablo a good assist that opened the deadlock.
Sport came out better for the second half. After a mistake from the São Paulo defence, they almost grabbed their equalizer in the fourth minute. Leo came out playing wrong, and Patric called Elton.
Sport saw many other opportunities to score but failed to take any chance. São Paulo held on to their lead to clinch an important victory.
With that result, São Paulo jumped to seven points and also advanced to sixth place, with one game less compared to most opponents. On the other hand, Sport have just four points and find themselves in 18th place in the relegation zone.
São Paulo returns to the pitch for the Brasileirão next Wednesday to face Athletico in Morumbi. Then, on Sunday, he receives rival Corinthians in another home fixture. Sport plays on the same day against Coritiba in Curitiba.
