Thanks to a goal from Diego Souza in the 61st minute of the game, Sao Paulo managed to beat Rosario Central 1-0 at home in May, which led them to the Copa Sudamericana’s round-of-32. Last Sunday, the side beat Cruzeiro 2-0 away from home and remain sitting in the second spot in the Brazilian league table on 32 points, just two behind Flamengo after 16 weeks. They won five of their last seven games, just losing at Gremio in that span. At home, Sao Paulo is on 14 games without defeat since February (1-0 to Santos). Colon did not find any difficulties to overcome Venezuelan side Zamora 1-0 at home in March thanks to a goal from German Conti (3-0 on aggregate).
The team also qualified for the next Copa Sudamericana as they finished 11th in the last league season. Two weeks ago, Colon advanced to the Copa Argentina’s round-of-32 by beating B Nacional squad Deportivo Moron on penalties after a 1-1 draw. El Sabalero claimed a single regular-time victory in their last five games. I think Sao Paulo will extend their impressive run, considering Colon are still getting their best form ahead of the league season and has lost important players like team’s captain German Conti (sold to Benfica) and goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez (to Velez).
BET: Sao Paulo -1 @ 2.0+