Barrera’s Late Golaço Denies São Paulo as Vitória Halts Inter’s Unbeaten Run

Overview

• São Paulo and Botafogo drew 1-1 at Morumbis on May 23 after Luciano opened the scoring from a Neto rebound and substitute Jordan Barrera struck a long-range equaliser in stoppage time.
• The draw extended São Paulo’s winless sequence to eight games, worsening the club’s streak under Dorival Júnior and increasing scrutiny ahead of next week’s Copa Sul-Americana tie.
• Botafogo salvaged a point through Barrera’s late strike and showed second-half improvement despite early defensive lapses, with coach Franclim Carvalho praising the team’s reaction and rotation.
• Vitória beat Internacional 2-0 at the Barradão on May 23 with goals from Renê and Diego Tarzia, ending Internacional’s seven-game unbeaten run and moving Vitória to 22 points.
• Vitória’s win marked a sixth consecutive home match without conceding, a defensive run that lifts the club toward midtable safety while both Vitória and the São Paulo/Botafogo pair quickly refocus on overlapping regional and Sul-Americana fixtures.