Vitória and Corinthians played out a dreadful goalless draw on Saturday night (18).
The only “possible” scoreline for the clash at Barradão, which had just one shot on target – and that only came in the 41st minute of the second half.
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The match was valid for the 12th round of the Brasileirão.
Leão failed to make it a fourth straight home win in the league.
Meanwhile, Timão extended its already long drought in the competition.
BR-2026 reached its sixth goalless match – three involving SCCP.
Was hitting the target not allowed? 🙄
The first half at Barradão featured a grand total of zero shots on target.
Vitória started better and looked to apply pressure. They even had more than 80% possession.
They saw Kayzer go off with a possible injury after just ten minutes and were the side that tried the most to attack.
Corinthians, in turn, looked even more timid on the ball.
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The best thing that happened before halftime was a marriage proposal during the break:
Changes and… 😤
Diniz used all five substitutions by the 32nd minute, with Lingard and Labyad coming on.
Jair Ventura, meanwhile, seemed more satisfied.
There were attempts from both sides.
But (as usual) without the necessary efficiency.
The first shot on target finally came in the 41st minute of the half, with Zé Vitor testing Hugo Souza.
The lack of quality football was, in fact, the story from start to finish in Salvador.
📊 Standings and schedule 📅
Vitória moved up to 15 points with a game in hand. The team is currently 10th.
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Corinthians, meanwhile, reached 12. And is at risk of dropping into the bottom four.
It is now nine Brasileirão matches without a win.
The positive note is that the team still has not conceded under Diniz.
But it still has the least effective attack in the competition: just eight goals.
Both teams now have first-leg matches in the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil ahead.
On Wednesday (22), Leão’s challenge will be against Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro.
And Timão will be back in action on Tuesday (21), when it will face the reigning Série D and Campeonato Catarinense champion. The match will be at Ressacada.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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