Chapecoense vs Sao Paulo - prediction, team news, lineups

Chapecoense big Sao Paulo astatine Arena Conda successful Chapeco connected Sunday successful the 24th circular of the Brazilian Championship, with the hosts desperately searching for a effect successful their conflict against relegation.

The visitors, meanwhile, get looking to extremity a lengthy winless tally successful the Brasileirao aft securing their spot successful the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals successful midweek.

Match preview

Chapecoense person endured a miserable instrumentality to Brazil's apical formation and presently beryllium bottommost of the array with conscionable 11 points from 22 matches.

Rafael Lacerda's broadside person managed lone 1 triumph each season, alongside 8 draws and 13 defeats, leaving them 14 points from information – their antiaircraft grounds has been peculiarly damaging, with the Chapeco broadside conceding 46 goals portion scoring conscionable 23, giving them the worst extremity quality successful the division.

The caller signifier offers small encouragement either. A 3-3 gully against Bahia past clip retired extended their winless tally successful the apical formation to 22 matches, portion Lacerda is inactive waiting for his archetypal triumph since taking charge.

Nevertheless, Chapecoense tin constituent to location vantage arsenic a imaginable root of encouragement, with the Arena Conda traditionally providing a hard situation for visiting teams, and the hosts volition request to marque the astir of that vantage if they are to statesman closing the sizeable spread to safety.

Their attack is apt to beryllium cautious, with Lacerda expected to prioritise antiaircraft compactness earlier attempting to exploit spaces done the gait of his wide players.

Sao Paulo, by contrast, caput into the contention with contrasting fortunes crossed home and continental competition.

Dorival Junior's broadside are 13th successful the Brasileirao with 27 points from 22 matches, having recorded 7 wins, six draws and 9 defeats – however, they person failed to triumph successful their past 9 league matches, a tally that has prevented them from making important advancement up the table.

Their temper was lifted considerably connected Thursday, though, arsenic Sao Paulo bushed Bolivar 3-1 to unafraid their spot successful the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, a effect that eased immoderate of the unit surrounding Dorival and provided an important boost up of the travel to Santa Catarina.

The distant side’s quality to power possession could beryllium important connected Sunday, having averaged 54.3% possession this play compared with 42.7% for Chapecoense, and their patience successful possession volition beryllium tested against a location broadside apt to support heavy and look for opportunities connected the counter.

The visitors volition besides instrumentality assurance from their caller grounds successful this fixture, arsenic they are unbeaten successful the past 5 meetings betwixt the teams, portion they won the reverse fixture 2-0 astatine Caninde earlier this play done goals from Luciano and Jonathan Calleri.

Overall, the rivalry remains comparatively balanced – successful 15 meetings since 2014, Sao Paulo person won 5 times, Chapecoense four, with the different six ending successful draws.

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Team News

Chapecoense person respective players unavailable done injury, arsenic Bruno Tubarao remains sidelined with a thigh problem, portion Max Alves is recovering from a rib fracture.

Rafael Carvalheira has been ruled retired for the remainder of the play aft suffering a cruciate ligament injury, portion Robert is expected to stay retired until October pursuing his ain ACL injury, and Yannick Bolasie is besides unavailable owed to an abdominal problem.

There are nary suspensions for the hosts, leaving Camilo disposable to supply extortion successful midfield and assistance initiate attacks alongside Giovanni Augusto.

Sao Paulo besides person respective absentees, with Lucas Moura inactive sidelined aft suffering an Achilles tendon rupture, portion Victor Sa is doubtful with an ankle problem.

Rafael Toloi and Maik are unavailable with musculus injuries, portion defender Nahuel Ferraresi has completed a imperishable determination to Botafogo.

With nary suspensions to contend with, Dorival is expected to clasp overmuch of the halfway that helped Sao Paulo advancement successful the Copa Sudamericana, with Calleri starring the attack.

Chapecoense imaginable starting lineup:

Anderson; Everton, Doma, Faria, Fernando; Camilo, Felipe, Rossi, Marcinho, Augusto; Tulio

Sao Paulo imaginable starting lineup:

Rafael; Ramon, Arboleda, Duarte, Wendell; Newton, Maia; Artur, Luciano, Antonio; Calleri

We say: Chapecoense 1-2 Sao Paulo

Chapecoense's location vantage and desperation for points should marque this a competitory contest, but their antiaircraft grounds remains a large interest against a Sao Paulo broadside with greater idiosyncratic quality.

We expect a adjacent encounter, with Calleri and the visitors' superior attacking prime yet proving decisive successful a constrictive victory. 

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