77% possession, but Chapecoense-sc win 1-0

Chapecoense-sc hold on for 1-0 win

Chapecoense-sc defeated Sao Paulo 1-0 at Arena Condá on Sunday, with Bruno Pacheco’s first-half goal securing the home side’s victory in Serie A Regular Season - 24. The result was settled before half-time and remained unchanged through the second period, despite Sao Paulo controlling most of the possession and producing more attempts.

Pacheco provides the decisive moment

The match’s only goal arrived in the 26th minute. Bruno Pacheco finished a move assisted by Giovanni Augusto, giving Chapecoense-sc a lead they protected for the remaining 64 minutes. Pacheco was one of the home team’s most influential players, completing the match with a 7.9 rating, one shot on target and one tackle.

Sao Paulo made an early change when Jonathan Calleri was replaced by G. Santana in the 31st minute. Danielzinho was then withdrawn for Marcos Antonio at half-time. Chapecoense-sc introduced Mauricio Garcez for D. Borrero in the 58th minute, before Heitor and Lucas Ramon were replaced by Everton and Newton respectively in the 65th minute. Pablo Maia also made way for Ferreira a minute later.

Sao Paulo had the ball but not the goal

The statistics showed a clear contrast between control and outcome. Sao Paulo held 77% possession and completed 750 passes at a 90% accuracy rate, compared with Chapecoense-sc’s 23% possession, 224 passes and 71% accuracy. Sao Paulo also registered 20 total shots to the home side’s 13, although both teams finished with four shots on goal.

The visitors sent nine efforts off target, while Chapecoense-sc had two, and both sides had seven blocked shots. Sao Paulo’s expected-goals figure was higher at 1.09 against 0.60, but Chapecoense-sc’s defence and goalkeeper Anderson kept the advantage intact. Anderson was the highest-rated player in the match at 8.0 and made four saves. Rafael also contributed three saves for Sao Paulo.

Discipline and table impact

Chapecoense-sc collected three yellow cards: Marcinho in the 62nd minute, Yago Felipe in the 74th and Camilo Reijers in the 88th. Luciano was booked for Sao Paulo in the 72nd minute. The home side committed 16 fouls to Sao Paulo’s seven and won six corners, compared with three for the visitors.

Chapecoense-sc moved forward from a record of one win, eight draws and 13 losses in 22 games, with 11 points and a goal difference of -23, while remaining ranked 20th in the supplied Serie A table. Sao Paulo stayed 13th on 27 points from 22 matches, with seven wins, six draws and nine losses and a goal difference of 1. The 1-0 result gave Chapecoense-sc a victory despite Sao Paulo’s numerical superiority in possession, passing and total shots.