André Silva shines as São Paulo near Libertadores knockouts | OneFootball

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São Paulo defeated Alianza Lima this Tuesday (6) in the fourth round of the group stage of the Libertadores.

André Silva scored the two goals of the match played in Peru.

The result paved the way for Tricolor's qualification to the round of 16 of the competition.

São Paulo reached ten points in Group D and has six more than Alianza Lima itself, which is in third place in the group.

São Paulo was superior for most of the time and created the best goal opportunities in the match.

Alianza Lima managed to give a few scares at the beginning, but Tricolor soon took control of the actions.

André Silva opened the scoring at 34 minutes of the first half after a ball poorly cleared by the Peruvian defense.

Moments later, São Paulo almost extended the lead with a shot from Alisson that hit the post and was narrowly missed by Matheus Alves.

Just before the break, Ferreirinha managed to shake the nets, but the move was ruled out for offside.

The situation became more comfortable for the Brazilian team with the expulsion of Garces at 24 minutes of the second half after a foul on Lucas Moura.

On the free kick, Alan Franco headed dangerously and hit the post.

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