It was one of the most dramatic victories of this year’s Brasileirao. Sao Paulo had all the reasons to see its visit to Nautico end up in a sound defeat.

1)Sao Paulo did not have keeper Rogerio Ceni and two of its main forwards;
2)Nautico had a penalty with just 4 minutes into the match;
3)Sao Paulo had 2 players ejected – one in each half;
4)Nautico scored (through Bruno Mineiro) a goal early in the match.

However, despite being under heavy pressure in the first-half, Sao Paulo kept things together. The reserve goalie Bosco, denied the penalty. And, in the second-half, the current champs came back with goals by Hernanes and Hugo – the second goal came with just 2 minutes left.

As you can see below, it was one of those victories you don’t see very often. With it, Sao Paulo has 48 points – 2 points away from the leader Palmeiras (who plays on the weekend).

PS: notice that both sides played with different jerseys in each half.

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