Palmeiraswith a goal from forwardor Endrick, The young star, who has already been signed by Real Madrid, drew 1-1 at home with Cruzeiro on Wednesday and was crowned two-time champion of the Brazilian league.
The 17-year-old scorer, determined in recent days for Palmeiras to take the lead, scored in the 20th minute when he took advantage of a rebound from his own shot, and Nikão, in the 81st minute, scored a tie for the Belo Horizonte team.
The São Paulo team, coached by Portuguese Abel Ferreira, thus achieved its twelfth Brazilian Championship title with an impeccable end to the season since taking over the leadership left by Botafogo, who managed 31 of 38 tournament days.
In the champion, Paraguayan captain and defender Gustavo Gómez and Colombian midfielder Richard Ríos lined up as starters, one of the revelations of the season and was eventually replaced by his compatriot Eduard Atuesta.
Argentine José ‘Flaco’ López came on in the second half.
Cruzeiro, owned by former soccer player Ronaldo Nazário and until the last days threatened with relegation, finished the tournament with 47 points.
Verdão de São Paulo needed a draw to repeat last year’s title and at the end of the tournament they finished with 70 points, two more than Grêmio, who surprised on the final day and pocketed the runner-up position.
With a double from Uruguayan international Luis Suárez, Grêmio beat Fluminense 2-3 in Rio de Janeiro, the reigning Copa Libertadores champions and will play the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
One of Fluminense’s goals came from Colombian Jhon Arias.
The other teams competing for the runner-up position lost on the final day and finished with 66 points.
Flamengo, led by former national team coach Tite, lost 1-0 in their visit to São Paulo and Atlético Mineiro, led by former national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, were beaten 3-1 by Bahía , who with his success managed to stay in the first division.
In a thrilling battle to escape relegation, Santos lost 1-2 at home to Fortaleza and lost the category for the first time in its history.
Fortaleza’s brilliant goal was scored in the last minute by Argentine Juan Manuel Lucero.
Vasco da Gama, led by Argentine coach Ramón Ángel Díaz and also on a tight rope until the end, defeated Bragantino 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro and saved its stay in the elite of Brazilian football
Source: La Verdad
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