Sao Paulo changed coaches a few days ago after the poor results of Thiago Carpini and immediately, the Argentine Luis Zubeldía ended up being the one chosen by the boards to get out of that patch of bad results.
The first big test for Zubeldía was in Ecuador against Barcelona in a match on date 3 of Libertadores and the São Paulo team ended up vastly beating those from Guayaquil by a score of 2-0, despite having several injuries, including the Colombian James Rodríguez, who is close to returning to the courts.
The first goal came through Argentine Jonathan Calleri, who scored in the 17th minute and the result was held in the first half.
In the second half, Sao Paulo knew how to manage its advantage and increased the score in the 64th minute thanks to a goal from Alisson, who knew how to finish with class to make it 2-0 that sealed the match in Ecuador.
In the end, Sao Paulo maintained the two-goal difference and won three golden points that serve to continue aspiring for a place in group B of the Libertadores. They are currently second with six points and will have the chance to improve their classification when they visit Cobresal the next day.