00:12It's the two teams at the top of Group C here in the Convobol Sudamericana, and both coming off shutout
00:19wins in their opening games last week, now meeting on a perfect night in Sao Paulo.
00:32That's a good find on the diagonal ball for Luka, now 1v1, and it will deflect off of Foundes before
00:42it's cleared away, high in the air and out of play, Garrido coming over to help out defensively, and a
00:49player now down for O'Higgins, and that is Felipe Foundes.
01:04Foundes, the 20-year-old, a native of the Rakan Kogwa region, where O'Higgins is based, came up through
01:14the youth academy of this team.
01:29Sao Paulo is a club that, with all of their possession, they are also very good defensively,
01:37and a lot of the solid defensive principles are rooted in the fact that they hang onto the ball so
01:43much that sometimes just a good defense is a matter of not letting the opposition have the ball,
01:49and this time they strike with the opening goal here, inside the first six minutes.
01:56It is Luciano D'Aroca, who gives Sao Paulo the early lead.
02:09A long-range effort.
02:14Chested down, and then beating Caraballi.
02:22It was set up for him.
02:30Leiva with the through ball, and coming out to make the save, his best of the game so far is
02:36Rafael Zil.
02:40A terrific through ball here, and Rafael coming out, had to make himself big, almost caught no man's land there.
02:51And he makes a terrific save there, and he makes a terrific save there for O'Higgins.
02:59Headed down, and punched away.
03:02And another corner is coming up.
03:09He's not taking any chances.
03:17Good start for him tonight, too.
03:31Leiva plays it out to the flank.
03:45Leiva plays it out to the flank.
03:52Clipped in towards the back post.
03:54It comes down for Gonzalez.
03:55He tees it up at the far post.
03:58It's fanned on, cleared away.
04:01And this is going to be, I believe, a chance for O'Higgins.
04:03First, Gonzalez here.
04:06Gets it on the high hop.
04:07Plays it across.
04:08It was some of them so far in this first half.
04:11Headed away.
04:13Leiva volleys it back towards the top of the 18.
04:16And then Serafiore takes the deflection, and just misses wide.
04:22Just wide of the post.
04:28And it was a flick on.
04:38Will take us, finally, to the whistle for intermission.
04:42Halftime in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
04:44Luciano the only goal so far.
04:47And it is Sao Paulo 1 and O'Higgins.
04:55The second half is underway from the Morimbis in Sao Paulo.
05:03Sao Paulo here in Brazil tonight.
05:06Just have not been rewarded for it.
05:09Possession pretty even, which is also somewhat of a surprise,
05:12considering Sao Paulo tends to dominate on the ball.
05:16They've had the most position of any team here in this tournament.
05:20Had over 70% of it last week on Match Day 1.
05:24Now Luciano races to the loose ball.
05:28This is Luka.
05:30Luciano has to turn it around.
05:35Clipped in.
05:37Artur.
05:39And stopped by Caraboli.
05:47That's a good touch and skill in and around the box here.
05:52Artur.
05:53A 28-year-old in his first year.
05:56Almost had the second for Sao Paulo.
05:58But what they do have is their first corner kick of the night.
06:02Believe it or not, the team in corners so far this year
06:06has their first of the evening and can't do much with it.
06:09Rafael Toloy, heading it well wide.
06:15Rafael Toloy, heading it well wide.
06:17Rafael Toloy, heading it well wide.
06:47Enzo Diaz had to go back for it, restarting, and that's a nifty turn, and Enzo Diaz just
06:58got it too far in front of him.
07:26Now Artur getting it back from Luciano.
07:29One touch, back to Artur, he's in, and he scores!
07:36Artur makes it 2-0, Sao Paulo.
07:57You felt like it was coming.
07:59He had been very inventive and creative around the box tonight, and finally gets into a position
08:08where he can slide it near post, working his way between two defenders, and the first year
08:15player for Sao Paulo has his first goal for this Brazilian club.
08:23And it could be a decisive one.
08:28And O'Higgins really up against it now.
08:31Again, having to come from behind against a team that just does not concede here at home,
08:37and especially does not go down to defeat, and with a multiple goal lead, almost invincible
08:47here at this Morumbas stadium.
09:01Now Babadilla.
09:05Back for Artur.
09:09Slides it down for Batista.
09:10Batista, trying to play across, Batista again!
09:13Oh, the one touch!
09:16And a chance for Luka, but he couldn't get it past that last line of defense.
09:20Now another one touch, and the volley going wide for Batista.
09:26Paulo is buzzing and creating numerous chances here.
09:33As they look to put the finishing touches on.
09:37Luciano double-team, but he comes away with it, but then gives it away.
09:42Leiva.
09:43Now for Serafiore.
09:45It's time to set it up.
09:46Tries to play it back post, and it's poked just wide.
09:50Capitalize.
09:52Arnaldo Castillo, reaching out with that left foot, had the open goal.
09:59All he had to do was poke it in, but it was...
10:03So, a very hefty and robust trophy cabinet.
10:08This is Artur.
10:10Chipping it towards that back post and headed out for a corner,
10:13as Felipe Foundez just guides it out.
10:19Into the air.
10:21Here we go.
10:39Here we go.
10:40Here we go.
10:44Headed through.
10:46and played back out of the box.
10:51Defensively, it was some good positioning
10:53that allowed that one to be steered back
10:56after the shot from Dos Santos.
11:10So if things end this way,
11:12it'll be Sao Paulo in sole possession
11:14of first place in Group C.
11:18O'Higgins will drop down, out of first,
11:20and then...
11:27Matarado.
11:30Long corner.
11:33Gonzalez back for it.
11:37Maybe one more chance here.
11:41And it is over in Sao Paulo.
11:462-0 the victory for Sao Paulo over O'Higgins,
11:50and Sao Paulo has equaled...
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