Vitória vs São Paulo

Vitória turned a tight Brasileirão contest into a comfortable 2-0 home win over São Paulo at the Barradão, with Lucas Ramon's red card in the 53rd minute proving the decisive turning point of the evening. Cacá had given the hosts the lead in the 34th minute, finishing calmly inside the area to put Vitória in front at the break. The match pivoted early in the second half when Lucas Ramon was dismissed for a dangerous challenge on Matheuzinho, leaving São Paulo to chase the game a man down. Ramon then sealed it in the 82nd minute, driving a left-footed effort past the goalkeeper from the left side of the box to make it two. The win lifts Vitória to 14th in the table with 11 points, easing some of the pressure around the relegation zone. For São Paulo, still second with 20 points, it is a damaging night — the gap to Brasileirão leaders Palmeiras stretches to five points.