The second expulsion at the moment when there seemed to be a Corinthians reaction most was the shovel in the classic played in Brasília and, more than that, it may have been the decisive moment for relegation at the end of the year.
Losing to São Paulo breaks the wave of confidence that was born at Parque São Jorge.
Of course, there were tricolor merits, especially the ability to react after being eliminated from the Libertadores. He was competitive, commanded in the first half, had good performances in midfield, security in defense.
The game also showed other errors.
Referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein cannot need to go to the video to confirm the penalty committed by Fágner. We are forgetting that the referee blows the whistle on the field. VAR just corrects it. Not seeing the penalty so clearly is an obvious sign of Klein’s incompetence or insecurity.
Then, Luciano asking Lucas for the ball, when taking the penalty, is a sign of a lack of team spirit. Luciano threw even more pressure on Lucas than already existed. At the time of the celebration, he was the last to approach the players who were congratulating the scorer. But it is important, to the point of having made the cross for the second, scored by Arboleda, after a corner kick.