In the letter of resignation presented this Wednesday afternoon, hours before the game at Morumbis, the now former president Júlio Casares listed, in his defense, made a series of arguments with which he tries to demonstrate that he is innocent of the charges facing, in addition to saying that he did everything to deliver a better club than he found. Regarding the denials regarding the administrative misdeeds of which he is accused, only the investigation will tell what is true and what is a lie, intrigue by the opposition.
Already in excerpt in which he praises his performance on the sports fieldit is not difficult to see that Casares relies on half-truths — not to say that he lies to the fans. “I make a point of stating that I left a sportingly structured club, with a competitive team, which returned to compete for decisions and won titles of great relevance, such as the 2023 Copa do Brasil”, says the letter.
Even if the argument is legitimate from a certain point of view, the field shows that Casares is detached from reality. Aside from the Copa do Brasil trophy — a one-off glory in more than five years of governance — São Paulo was far from its best traditions for most of the time. And this start of seasonwith the football department contaminated by intense political turmoil, it only makes the situation worse. Tricolor doesn’t have much to be proud of.
Team exposed against Lusa
O duel with Portuguese — which is far from being the powerful Lusa of the past — exposed all of São Paulo’s weaknesses and, once again, it casts a spotlight on the quality of coach Hernán Crespo’s work. AND I need to recognize that Argentines are looking for alternativeseven going against old tactical convictions.
But things just aren’t happening. In practice, the São Paulo is a limited teamstill disorganized, unable to be named as favorite to win any competition in 2026. Not Casaresin his delirium of self-preservation, I would bet some chips on this Tricolor.
In the field, the São Paulo He knew he needed to impose himself from the beginning, but he created little. Even counting on Calleri and Lucas from the opening whistle, produced less than expected. In fact, it was Portuguese who controlled the pace of the match. The two best chances of the first half came from Lusa, both with shots from outside the area: Gabriel Pires, in the 41st minute, and João Victor, in the next minute, required two great saves from Rafael.
Failures and late reaction
In the wake of this psychological dominance over the giant, the brave Portuguese woman realized she could win. And she was awarded right at the beginning of the final stage. Renê opened the scoring by taking advantage of yet another failure in the Tricolor defensive system — especially from defender Rafael Tolói — in a cross from the right. From then on, São Paulo’s strategy in trying to escape an announced defeat began to look a lot like Casares’ desperation in trying to prove his innocence.
And to 31 minutesin a rare bout of lucidity, Calleri received a ball stuck in a hole in the Lusa defense, entered the area and kicked hard to tie the duel. It didn’t take long, however, for the Portuguesa to score another, with a perfect penalty kick from Renê – ball to one side, goalkeeper to the other. As little misfortune is nonsense, there was even more room for it. AND Maceió scored the third Portuguese goalwith a kick that went between Rafael’s legs. Don’t stifle, the São Paulo even reached the second goall, again with Calleri, in stoppage time. But it was too late for a reaction.
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São Paulo stuck in the past
In the end, despite all the effort, the result carries melancholy, discouragement and truths that the ball cannot hide. This São Paulo that is there is not the propaganda team of Casares in his salvation manifesto. With a lot of condescension, perhaps it is just a team capable of getting through the year without offering the fans the heartbreak of relegation. Not having experienced the hell of the second division is perhaps the only feat that still keeps the current São Paulo linked to the verse of the hymn that says that its glories come from the past.
