He Palmeiraswith a double from Argentine José Manuel López and another goal from Endrickmoved itself out of first place in the Brazilian Championship by extending its lead to three points after losing 4-0 against America. With only two days left until the end of the tournament, the rivalry between Palmeiras, Botafogo, Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo is hot as anyone can retain the title even if the São Paulo club, current champions, are well back on the throne . and thereby win its 12th league title.
Abel Ferreira’s team has 66 points, three more than Botafogo, who returned to second position after conceding a draw against Coritiba in the last minute, in a match that ended 1-1. Also with 63 points, Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo are in third and fourth place, respectively, on goal difference.
Palmeiras beat the bottom of the tournament from the first minute and were already relegated to the second division with a great goal from striker Endrick, the promise of football signed by Real Madrid. The advantage for the São Paulo team came, still in the first half, thanks to América, with an own goal from Eder, and the finish came almost at the end of the game with two points from José Manuel ‘el flaco ‘ López, one followed the other.
Flamengo, boosted by the arrival of former coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’ at the command of the team and tied on points with Palmeiras, fell to fourth position after being embarrassed 0-3 at Maracaná by Atlético Mineiro. The Cariocas lost at home with goals from Paulinho, Edenílson and Rubens and thanks to a courageous Mineiro who took advantage of the opportunities and the poor play of flamenguista stars like the Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaeta.
Botafogo, on the other hand, had a match full of scoring chances, which were wasted or abandoned by luck for the Rio de Janeiro club, who dominated the match despite Coritiba’s stout defence. In their visit to Paraná, the match was marred by fouls and both teams were left with ten players before the end of the first half.
Botafogo, with a penalty scored by Tiquinho Soares, scored in the second-half changeover minutes and were a point behind the leaders at the end of the match, but Edu grabbed the equalizer for Coritiba in the dying seconds in a counter attack.
So, Palmeiras could be crowned champions on Sunday with a day’s notice should they beat Fluminense and their three chasers draw or lose. Botafogo will host threatened Cruzeiro (14th in the standings), Mineiro will host Sao Paulo (9th) and Flamengo will host Cuiabá (11th). In other matches of the day, Fluminense won 0-3 in their visit to Santos; Internacional beat Cuiabá 0-2 and São Paulo beat Bahía 0-1.
Source: La Verdad
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