At MorumBIS, São Paulo beat RB Bragantino 2-1 this Saturday (29) in a match valid for the 25th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.
In a delicate situation, both in the league and institutionally, the Paulista Tricolor found an opponent that offered little resistance and, as a result, made its “sense of urgency” count, taking the field more fired up and focused.
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⚽ The match
São Paulo’s first goal was scored by Luciano, who converted the penalty awarded after he was brought down by Pedro Henrique inside the box.
Referee Anderson Daronco had to check the VAR monitor before awarding the spot-kick.
Unlike what had happened for much of São Paulo’s winless run, Dorival Júnior’s men managed to extend their lead still in the first half.
In stoppage time, 20-year-old Gustavo Santana, making his professional debut, showed good positioning in the box to take advantage of a mistake by the Massa Bruta defense.
After the break, São Paulo remained the hungrier side on the pitch, but could not add to the score.
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Finally, in stoppage time, RB Bragantino pulled one back through Fernando, who finished from close range after Mosquera’s cross.
Massa Bruta’s goal was initially disallowed on the field for a suspected offside by Juninho Capixaba, but VAR upheld the play.
🚦 Standings update
By beating the team from the countryside, São Paulo ended a four-month winless run (10 matches) in the Brasileirão — their last victory had come on April 25, when they beat Mirassol 1-0 in the 13th round.
As a result, the Paulista Tricolor reached 30 points, climbed to 11th place and, with a game in hand on many of their rivals, managed to pull away from the relegation zone (Mirassol are 17th with 24 points).
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RB Bragantino, meanwhile, stayed on 35 points and dropped to ninth in the table.
With Copa do Brasil matches during the week, São Paulo and Massa Bruta will only return to action next Saturday (5).
RB Bragantino will host Bahia at Cícero de Souza Marques at 4pm (Brasília time), while the Paulista Tricolor will open the gates of MorumBIS to face Atlético-MG at 6:30pm (Brasília time).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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