São Paulo and Coritiba drew 1-1 this Saturday (15) in the 23rd round of the 2026 Brasileirão.
The match marked Tricolor Paulista’s return to MorumBIS after 81 days!
The “return home” was the fuel São Paulo’s fans needed to set aside, at least momentarily, the club’s institutional crisis and the team’s technical struggles.
And the fans’ excitement showed on the pitch.
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At least in the first half, coach Dorival Júnior’s side played well and with intensity.
And Pablo Maia, after almost a year, scored again in the tricolor shirt. And what a goal it was!
The midfielder sent Fernando Sobral to the ground and curled it into the corner from outside the box to open the scoring for São Paulo.
After the break, Coritiba grew into the match and found the equalizer through Tiago Cóser, with a header, taking advantage of Breno Lopes’ cross from the right.
The Coxa Branca goal came thanks to a mistake by goalkeeper Rafael as he came off his line.
The closing stages were frantic, with São Paulo desperately throwing themselves forward while Coritiba waited for a counterattack to complete the comeback.
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🚦 Standings
With the result, São Paulo reached a NINTH STRAIGHT MATCH WITHOUT A WIN in the Brasileirão, remaining in 12th place with 27 points.
Coritiba, meanwhile, moved up to ninth place with 31 points.
Tricolor Paulista return to action next Tuesday (18), when they host Bolívar at MorumBIS in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 (first leg: 1-1).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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