João Paulo shone and Santos beat Portugieza on penalties for Paulistão.

Santos beat Portuguesa 4-2 on penalties, after 0-0 in normal time, in the Paulistão quarter-finals, at Vila Belmiro. The highlight of the match was goalkeeper João Paulo, who made a great save during the match and caught one of Luca's penalties in stoppage time. continues after the advertisement➡️ Follow Lance! on WhatsApp and follow the main sports news from start to finish, considering the results of the two teams so far. Santos finished second in the group stage, while Portuguesa was the worst team in the eight quarter-finals, 15 points behind Peixe. However, the score remained tied and the decision was left to penalties ⚽ HOW WAS THE MATCH? Santos started the game trying to put pressure on the Portuguese ball, but Lusa created the best chances in the first half. The visitors bet on the aerial ball and were in danger, until Quintana wasted a clear chance in the 21st minute. There Peixe grew and made good attacks, with emphasis on Otero's continuity after the announcement. In the second stage, the duel remained balanced, with great opportunities for both sides. However, Portuguesa had the best chance, when Henrique Dourado came face to face with João Paulo and miraculously stopped the Santos goalkeeper. Soon after, Otero was sent off after tripping Giovanni Augusto and left Peixe with a deficit after 20 minutes. In the end there were no goals and the place in the semi-finals was decided on penalties, and the Vila Belmiro team won 4-2, and JP saved a shot, and Portuguesa drew 0-0 and decided on penalties the place in the semi-finals . to Paulistão (Photo: Disclosure/Paulistão) ✅ WHAT'S STILL Following the classification, Santos will face Red Bull Bragantino in the Paulistão semi-final, scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th, with no set time yet. Palmeiras and Novorizontino play the second leg in the semi-finals.continues after advertisementAll about the Campeonato PaulistaPaulistãoPortuguesaSantos