Is there a risk of being excluded? São Paulo will face Tigre in the South American Championship to qualify
São Paulo faces Tigre, this Tuesday (26), in the last round of Group D of the Copa Sudamericana. In first place in the group, with 13 points won, the Habs are three behind the Argentines. But is there a risk of elimination? What are the tiebreaker criteria? Can Dorival afford to spare players in the match? Launch! answers. For passionate tricolors: products from R$39.90 on FutFanatics! As São Paulo is three points behind Tigre, the maximum that the Argentine team can achieve is the same number of points, 13. Therefore, the question remains as to what tiebreaker criteria will be used to define the only teams qualified directly for the round of 16. South America. Conmebol defines goal difference as the first tiebreaker criterion. In this sense, the situation in São Paulo is very comfortable. + Click here and see how to bet on the Brasileirão Tricolor has scored 11 goals, compared to just three for Tigre. In other words, to be eliminated, São Paulo must concede eight goals from the Argentine club. Interestingly, defense is one of the strong points of Dorival Júnior's team in the tournament, as the team has not yet conceded a goal in five games played. The other tiebreaker criteria concerns the number of goals scored, a criterion in which São Paulo also has an advantage. Tricolor scored 11 goals, while Tigre found the net seven times. Therefore, only a “tragedy” will remove Tricolor from qualifying for the next phase of the South American Championship. Follow Lance! on G o o g l e News Most read 1 Off the field Vini Jr.'s attitude with Mbappé for Real Madrid draws attention on the web 2 Off the field Brasileirão: see the title chances after Botafogo's draw and Palmeiras' victory 3 Off the field fans of Botafogo chooses culprit for partial defeat: 'This requires failure' 4 Play! Biz How much did Rayssa Leal earn for winning the SLS stage in Tokyo? 5 Flamengo Flamengo's stadium will have a capacity for 78 thousand people and is inspired by the European ones; see the images from Lance's Newsletter! Stay up to date on sports and your favorite team with just 1 minute of reading! Subscribe The best in sport in the morning! Article More news Stay up to date with everything! See more São Paulo São Paulo: Wagner Ribeiro punishes Zubeldía: "he looks like a clown" 11/25/2024 - 12:12 pm São Paulo André Silva is going through a good phase, scores decisive goals and becomes a shadow for Calleri 11/25/2024 - 7:45 am São Paulo William Gomes returns to the game and should have more minutes for São Paulo in 2025 11/24/2024 - 08:15 São Paulo Zubeldía is the one who receives the most cards among the entire São Paulo team 11/24/2024 - 06:15 São Paulo Lucas Moura talks about São Paulo's “power of reaction” during a difficult match against Atlético- MG 11/24/2024 - 01:34 São Paulo Zubeldía celebrates place in the Libertadores and praises São Paulo's reaction at home 11/24/2024 - 01:13 São Paulo São Paulo extends its fast and ends four seasons without winning Atlético-MG 11/24/2024 - 00:26 São Paulo Atlético-MG opens up an advantage, but São Paulo draws and guarantees itself in the Libertadores 11/23/2024 - 23:34