São Paulo stumble to defeat against América Mineiro

América Mineiro beat São Paulo in a close win on Sunday, 2x1, in a game relating to matchweek 21. To this matchweek, Fabián Bustos's team came from three defeats, and Dorival Júnior's team came from two draws.

The first-half ended without any goals.

The first goal of the game was scored by Gonzalo Mastriani, after 61 minutes. In the 73rd minute, forward left the game early after seeing a red card. With 74 minutes on the clock, São Paulo saw Robert Arboleda leave the game early with a direct red card. In the 81st minute, Alexandre Pato fired home for Dorival Júnior's team. With 81 minutes on the clock, forward wasted the chance to score. Rodrigo Varanda scored the winner in the closing stages of the game. With 90 minutes already on the clock, Wellington Paulista left his team with 10-man, after seeing a direct red card.

After the result São Paulo are 11th in the table, with 28 points, while América Mineiro sit 20th place, with 13 points. In their next fixture, Fabián Bustos's team will host Santos. Meanwhile, Dorival Júnior's team will play at home against Coritiba.