Grêmio sink São Paulo with late goal, climb out of Brasileirão bottom four

Grêmio sink São Paulo with late goal, climb out of Brasileirão bottom four Grêmio secured a dramatic win over São Paulo in the Brasileirão this Saturday (8). With a goal late in the match, the team from Rio Grande do Sul ended a run of three league matches without a win. The victory at the Arena do Grêmio came thanks to another decisive goal from Pavón from a free kick. São Paulo opened the scoring in the first half with an own goal by center-back Gustavo Martins. Fellow center-back Wallace was responsible for the equalizer early in the second half. The result takes Grêmio to 25 points, just one behind São Paulo, and lifts them out of the relegation zone. The São Paulo side has now gone eight league matches without a win. The first goal of the game came late in the first half, after São Paulo won the ball back in the attacking third. Luciano crossed into the middle of the box, and Marcos Antônio challenged Gustavo Martins for the ball. It came off the Grêmio defender last before crossing the line. The home side found the equalizer in the opening moments of the second half. From a corner, Carlos Vinícius headed it on and Wallace fired the ball into the net. When the final score looked set to be 1-1, Grêmio completed the comeback. For the second consecutive match, Pavón stepped up for a free kick and found the net. In midweek, against Mirassol, the Argentine had already scored the only goal of the game that sent the team from Rio Grande do Sul through to the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.