📹 Olé, boos for Dorival as São Paulo ease pressure v Corinthians

This Saturday (19), São Paulo defeated Corinthians 2-0 at MorumBIS, in a match valid for the 15th round of the Brasileirão 2025.

VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMOS… pic.twitter.com/NPdURcszjY

— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) July 20, 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.

Técnico Dorival Júnior é vaiado pelos torcedores são-paulinos ao entrar no campo. Ele conquistou a Copa do Brasil pelo Tricolor em 2023, mas agora comanda o rival Corinthians. pic.twitter.com/6yxAGzKXoL

— ge (@geglobo) July 19, 2025

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. 

Não deu pro Oscar... Craque do São Paulo caiu mal e precisou ser substituído logo no início do Majestoso. pic.twitter.com/OqOLYyO0po

— ge (@geglobo) July 20, 2025

But the first half was really Luciano's, who loves scoring against his former team and had a "Messi night" in another Majestic. 

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. 

Gol do São Paulo! Luciano abre o placar diante do Corinthians no Morumbis! pic.twitter.com/kGPeOmU0aL

— ge (@geglobo) July 20, 2025

Three minutes later, Wendell shot across, and Luciano slid in at the edge of the small area to extend the lead.

Mais um gol do São Paulo! Luciano de novo! Atacante faz 2 a 0 diante do Corinthians no Morumbis! pic.twitter.com/kZWgTlu9QW

— ge (@geglobo) July 20, 2025

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.

TEMOS OLÉ NO MORUMBIS

— 🇾🇪luna🌙 (@LuninhaLunaLua) July 20, 2025

Primeiros gritos de olé no MorumBis. Dezenove minutos do segundo tempo.

— Fábio Lázaro (@FabioLazaro_) July 20, 2025

Tomar olé da torcida de um rival aos 18 minutos precisa servir para o Corinthians (leia-se Dorival Júnior e Fabinho Soldado) repensar muita coisa.#MeuTimão

— Victor Godoy (@victor__godoy) July 20, 2025

🧐 And at Corinthians?

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 Martínez were substituted at halftime of the Majestic and didn't even return to the bench, preferring to stay in the locker room.

Substituídos no intervalo, Memphis Depay e José Martínez não quiseram ficar no banco de reservas do Corinthians para acompanhar o 2º tempo do jogo contra o São Paulo e permaneceram no vestiário.

📸 Rodrigo Coca/SCCP pic.twitter.com/Qcea7OWWSx

— Planeta do Futebol 🌎 (@futebol_info) July 20, 2025

Depay se recusou a sentar no banco de reservas e protagonizou um episódio de indisciplina nos bastidores. Segundo apuração, foi difícil conter o holandês, que deixou o vestiário antes do fim do jogo, tomou uma ducha rápida e saiu do estádio com seu motorista particular.

— Luciana (@LucianaMignoni) July 20, 2025

Está parecendo um jogo de adultos contra crianças!

Que VERGONHA o que o Corinthians está fazendo hoje!

O time não ganha nem uma dividida...

Ridículo!

— Benjamin Back (@benjaminback) July 20, 2025

🚦 What now

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 Química Arena for the 16th round. Meanwhile, the Tricolor Paulista visits Juventude at Alfredo Jaconi on Thursday (24).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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