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São Paulo bounced back in style after three matches without a win.
Playing at MorumBIS, Tricolor halted Cruzeiro’s resurgence with a 4-1 victory on Saturday night (4).
The match was valid for the 10th round of the Brasileirão.
And Ferreirinha was the standout performer in front of 36,650 fans.
The No. 11 got a rare chance in the starting lineup and was the main star of the night.
SPFC takes control
Cruzeiro’s greater possession in the first half proved ineffective.
Arthur Jorge’s team only really threatened minutes before halftime — and saw Kaio Jorge waste a good chance.
São Paulo, on the other hand, was clinical. And Roger Machado’s decision to start Artur and Ferreira together proved to be the right one.
The former won a penalty that Calleri converted to open the scoring (12').
Then, he set up Ferreirinha, who doubled the lead (16').
Response and Ferreirinha 🔥
Still without Alan Franco and after seeing Arboleda travel to Ecuador without authorization, Roger Machado then saw Sabino complain of pain and had to bring on Dória.
Dória, who was brushed aside by Arroyo before Christian scored for Raposa just two minutes into the second half.
Cruzeiro was on top.
But once again, SPFC showed its efficiency.
Another contribution from Artur, an almost own goal by Kaio Jorge, and the loose ball fell to Ferreira to celebrate again (62').
He had not scored twice in the same match since April last year.
VAR overturned the on-field decision that had shown a red card to Wendell.
Arthur Jorge’s latest changes had no effect.
And Ferreirinha still had time to secure the first hat-trick of his career.
A ball recovery in his own half and a backheel pass from Marcos Antônio to the No. 11.
He got past Kauã Moraes and benefited from a slight deflection to score a beautiful goal.
📊 Standings and schedule 📅
SPFC moved up to 20 points and now awaits the rest of the round to find out whether it will reclaim second place.
They will be back in action on Tuesday (7), when they travel to Montevideo to face Boston River.
The match is for the opening round of Group C in the Copa Sudamericana.
Raposa, meanwhile, remains on seven points. And in the relegation zone.
It was the team’s fourth defeat in five away matches. The same number as in the 19 away games they played in the 2025 edition of the BR.
They will be back in action on Tuesday (7), when they visit Barcelona de Guayaquil in the opening round of Group D of the Libertadores.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
