This Saturday (19), São Paulo defeated Corinthians 2-0 at MorumBIS, in a match valid for the 15th round of the Brasileirão 2025.
The truth is that the Tricolor Paulista completely dominated the Majestic from the start. The Timão hasn’t won the classic since January 2023.
Despite being the coach who gave São Paulo its only Copa do Brasil title, the tricolor fans did not forgive Dorival Júnior’s departure to the Brazilian National Team. Especially now that he is leading the great rival.
With the ball rolling, the São Paulo fans present at MorumBIS were startled by Oscar’s ugly fall on the field. The midfielder was even substituted 15 minutes into the game.
At 30 minutes, the forward received the ball in the area and shot across to beat Hugo Souza and open the scoring for São Paulo.
Three minutes later, Wendell shot across, and Luciano slid in at the edge of the small area to extend the lead.
After the break, São Paulo slowed down but remained dominant on the field.
So much so that before the 20-minute mark of the second half, the tricolor fans at MorumBIS were already shouting “olé” with each pass exchange.
Well, unfortunately for the Timão fans, the only records about the team in the Majestic are not about the ball and field.
This is because Depay and José MartÃnez were substituted at halftime of the Majestic and didn’t even return to the bench, preferring to stay in the locker room.
With the victory, São Paulo, which was coming off four defeats and a draw, won its first match under coach Hernan Crespo and moved away from the relegation zone, climbing to 13th place with 16 points.
Meanwhile, Corinthians, which had its five-game winless streak interrupted with a victory over Ceará in the last round, remained with 19 points in tenth place.
The Timão returns to the field next Wednesday (23), when they host Cruzeiro at the Neo QuÃmica Arena for the 16th round. Meanwhile, the Tricolor Paulista visits Juventude at Alfredo Jaconi on Thursday (24).
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