Santos took the lead in the Brazilian Championship on Sunday after beating América Mineiro 3-0 and thanks to the Corinthians ’stumble against Palmeiras the previous day on the third day of the league.
‘Peixe’, who started the group of favorites for the title, showed their strength this Sunday and won at home thanks to one goal from Marcos Leonardo and two goals from Zanocelo. After the victory, he climbed to the top of the rank, with 7 units.
Santos has the same points as Atlético Mineiro, who drew 2-2 with Coritiba the previous day, but stays in front thanks to a better goal balance.
The team led by Argentinean Fabián Bustos dominated the game from the start and Marcos Leonardo opened the scoring in the 28th minute.
The winning goal came in the 50th minute, when Zanocelo pushed the ball after a joint game between Ângelo and Léo Baptistao. The auxiliary came to mark Baptistao offside, but the VAR decided in favor of Santos.
Santos ‘leadership is also possible after the Corinthians’ defeat on Saturday in the derby against Palmeiras, who beat 3-0 on goals from Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez, Rony and Dudu.
Corinthians were third with 6 points, the same as Internacional who beat Fluminense 1-0 in the debut of former coach Mano Menezes as coach of the Porto Alegre club.
Also on Saturday, Sao Paulo and Bragantino tied 1-1 in a match in which the alternative teams faced each other because of their commitments to next week’s international tournaments.
Bragantino scored 5 points and Sao Paulo 4.
In another match that day, Flamengo (5 points) fell to Athlético Paranaense (3) 1-0 thanks to a penalty goal by Uruguayan David Terans in the first half.
Juventude lost 0-1 to Cuiabá, who climbed to fourth place with 6 points, while Atlético Goianiense and Botafogo tied 1-1.
On Monday, Avaí and Goiás will meet, while Fortaleza and Ceará will do the same on Wednesday.
Source: La Verdad
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