10 Aug 2026
Why São Paulo have gone eight Brasileirão matches without a win: set pieces are proving costly
São Paulo have gone eight matches without a win in the Brasileirão, with set pieces emerging as a recurring problem during this run. The weakness helps explain why the team have been unable to turn evenly balanced matches into victories.
The eight-match winless run has a recurring theme
São Paulo have gone eight matches without a win in the Brasileirão. The run cannot be explained by a single incident or isolated match, but set pieces have become a recurring problem during this period. When this type of situation repeatedly causes difficulties, it directly affects the campaign: corners, wide free-kicks and other set-piece situations can change the scoreline in matches where there is little room for error.
Set pieces punish mistakes the team cannot offset
Set pieces create intense pressure in just a few seconds. The team must organise its marking, track opponents, attack the ball and prevent spaces from opening up in the box. If the execution fails, São Paulo can concede a decisive chance without the opposition needing to build a long attacking move. Over a run of eight matches without a win, that cost increases. Every recurring weakness in this area reduces the team's chances of holding onto a lead or securing a better result.
The problem affects how the Brasileirão matches are assessed
In the Brasileirão, a winless run demands a quick response because results accumulate from one round to the next. For São Paulo, repeated difficulties from set pieces change how these eight matches should be analysed: the lack of wins cannot simply be treated as a general performance issue. There is a specific area that has continued to weigh heavily. Correcting it means reducing the number of situations in which opponents find a clear opportunity from a set-piece delivery.
The response starts with cutting out repeated errors
The key fact is that the run has reached eight matches and set pieces have become a frequent warning sign. São Paulo need to end this pattern to start winning again in the Brasileirão. Without resolving the problem, any improvement in other phases of the match will be harder to turn into results. The priority, therefore, is to make these situations less decisive against the team and prevent them from continuing to determine matches in a campaign already under pressure because of the lack of wins.
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