In São Paulo, Santos defeated Palmeiras 4-2 [2-2 on aggregate] in a penalty shootout to lift the Campeonato Paulista 2015.
David Braz opened the scoring for Santos in the 30th minute, and tournament top-scorer Ricardo Oliveira added the second in the 44th. Lucas pulled one back for Palmeiras after a pass by Chilean playmaker Jorge Valdívia, who missed the first leg because of an injury. Palmeiras, which had eliminated rival Corinthians on penalties in the semifinals, had an 87th-minute goal disallowed for offside. Both teams had players sent-off on the stroke of half-time, and Palmeiras defender Victor Ramos was also red-carded in the 75th minute for a hard foul. Dudu of Palmeiras and Santos" Geuvânio was involved in a mess which saw the referee show red cards to both. Dudu was seen pushing and bad-mouthing the referee after the red card was shown, and left the field in tears.
