Flamengo and Palmeiras did not come out bitter without a goal draw

flamingo Y palm trees failed to escape a bitter goalless draw on Wednesday in an early game for the fourth day of Brazilian Championshipdisputed in Rio de Janeiro and that meant rivalry also between the Portuguese technicians Paulo Sousa and Abel Ferreira.

Considered the biggest rivalry in Brazilian football today, the players of Cariocas and São Paulo staged a duel of giants in a main stadium. maracana, in his first attack after the historic final of Libertadores Cup in November, which crowned the Verdiblanco team a three -time continental tournament champion.

Under a climate of revenge, but ending with a bitter taste, both teams showed all their power on the pitch, in a fairly balanced event that matched the level of two of the major clubs on the continent, despite complete absence of goals.

The promise was, in addition, the first confrontation of the races of the Portuguese compatriots Abel Ferreira and Paulo Sousaleading teams from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, respectively, and aiming to destroy the hegemony of Atletico Mineiro in the League to hold hands with the Portuguese football school.

With fast play and intense scores, both flamingo As the palm trees they had endless possibilities to open the scoring, but they were guilty of the details and, despite the “good game”, the goals were lacking.

The Uruguayan Giorgian De ArrascaetaOne of the main characters in the Rio cast, wasted two good chances, while goalkeeper Hugo worked a miracle by blocking a goal from the São Paulo midfielder Daniel in the last minute of the first part with a cessation of pure reflection.

In the second half, the first minutes were for Flamengo, who were able to maintain strong pace and create some chances despite the heavy casualties they suffered for the match, which included names such as Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique and Gustavo HenriqueAmong others.

But palm trees He didn’t take long to react and was able to neutralize the rubro-black power, which made it difficult for both sides to finish and end with a result that left a wave of disappointment to the nearly 70,000 attendees who came to the stadium.

As a result, the flamingo missed the chance to take the lead over Brazil with a one -day lead and, so far, the third -placed team with five points, while palm trees he remained in the fifteenth box with two.