The palm trees won this Sunday’s classic against saints by 0-1 and assumed the leadership of Brazilian Championship thanks to Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez, deposed the Corinthianswho fell to third place after drawing 1-1 against América on the eighth day of the league match.
Verdao took the top of the standings with 15 points, similar to Atlético Mineiro and Corinthians, with a worse balance of goals. Meanwhile, Santos remained in the middle of the table with 11 points, the same as America.
Gustavo Gómez’s header scored the winning goal in the second half, but Palmeiras’ scoreline could have been higher if Raphael Veiga had not missed the VAR-reviewed penalty. Santos has an unacceptable goal.
Corinthians, meanwhile, had a bad game, but were able to start a draw at home against an América team that put its entire arsenal into the Brazilian league after being eliminated from the group stage of the Copa Libertadores with a team’s worst campaign. Brazilian in the continental tournament.
The group led by Vitor Pereira fell to third place in the standings, after Atlético Mineiro came from behind against Avaí with goals from Hulk and Eduardo Sasha.
Comeback and victory for Flamengo in the other derby
In another derby today, Flamengo, who started the tournament as one of the big favorites but failed, won a 2-1 comeback against Fluminense at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Colombian naturalized Argentine Germán Ezequiel Cano opened the scoring, but ‘Mengão’ got the return with goals from Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’ and Andreas Pereira.
The victory means a new break for Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa after a series of misunderstandings with the team, but the team from Rio de Janeiro remains in the middle of the table, although now has 12 points, one more than its rival.
The other day, Sao Paulo, with a goal from Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri, tied 2-2 with Ceará, who avoided defeat thanks to a goal from Colombian John Stiven Mendoza.
Goiás and Bragantino tied 1-1, the same result of Fortaleza-Juventude on Saturday. Coritiba defeated Botafogo 0-1, while Cuiabá was defeated by Athlético Paranaense 0-1. The day will end on Monday with the match between Internacional and Goianiense.
Source: La Verdad
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