Football - Sao Paulo pair surprised on day of low crowds
Two of Sao Paulo's biggest clubs suffered shock setbacks on Sunday in what was a day of pitifully low attendances in Brazil's biggest state championships.
Palmeiras lost 2-0 to Red Bull
Brasil in front of just 7,355 fans in Campinas, while Santos could only
draw 2-2 with Sao Bento at home. Only 5,149 people watched the game at
the Vila Belmiro stadium.
The
results were a shock for both teams, with Palmeiras' defeat coming just
days after they demolished city rivals Sao Paulo 3-0.
Santos's draw, meanwhile, was their second game without a win in a week and came after five successive victories for new coach Marcelo Fernandes.
The results mean that both teams trail Corinthians, who won 1-0 and have five points more than their nearest challengers.
Their
win over Bragantino came thanks to Vagner Love, who scored his first
goal for the club. Only 6,612 people watched the game in Braganca
Paulista.
In Rio de Janeiro, just 861 people paid to see Fluminense beat Barra Mansa 4-2.
The
game, which was played three hours from Rio in Macae due to scheduling
conflicts, was halted for 12 minutes in the first half when the
floodlights failed.
The
biggest crowd of the day came at the Maracana, where 25,047 people saw
local rivals Botafogo and Vasco share the points in a 1-1 draw.
The draw allowed Flamengo, who beat Bonsucesso 2-0 on Saturday, to leapfrog to the top of the state championship table.
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