Analysis: Palmeiras end losing streak but react too late in the Brasileiro | OneFootball

By Victória Romanelli

Palmeiras ended the year 2025 without any titles. The 3-0 victory over Atlético-MG this Wednesday, in a postponed match from the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship, was a late reaction from Abel Ferreira’s team, who saw Flamengo secure the trophy with one round to spare in the national competition.

Flaco López scored again after ten games, ending his worst streak of the year. Allan and Luighi netted the other goals in the match that took place at Arena MRV.

Against Atlético-MG, Palmeiras was effective, something they hadn’t shown for quite some time. For the match, Abel Ferreira made only one change to the team compared to the one that played the Libertadores final against Flamengo: he brought Emiliano Martínez in for Bruno Fuchs.

Almost everything went right in the first half, largely due to Atlético-MG’s defensive errors. Pressing from the start, Palmeiras made things difficult for their opponent. After a poor back pass from Junior Alonso to Vitor Hugo, Vitor Roque stole the ball and shot at Everson. Flaco took advantage of the rebound and opened the scoring. Tigrinho had found the net just seconds into the game, but his goal was ruled out for offside.

Allan, in the 19th minute, capitalized on a poor deflection from Arana after a Gustavo Gómez long ball, controlled it, entered the box, and doubled Palmeiras’ lead. It looked like a rout was coming, but at 43 minutes VAR called the referee to review a challenge between Piquerez and Saravia, and the Palmeiras full-back ended up being sent off.

The São Paulo team struggled a bit with Atlético-MG’s pressure in the second half, but relied on a great performance from Carlos Miguel, who made nine saves to keep a clean sheet. Not to mention the post, which also favored Palmeiras. Jefté and Luighi came off the bench and left their mark on the game. The full-back made a good play and set up the striker to score the third goal.

Too late

The good news is that Verdão ended their six-game winless streak this season, five of which were in the Brasileirão, and achieved a result that could make the end of the year less melancholic. With this result, Verdão reached 73 points and remains in second place.

No longer depending solely on themselves to take the title race to the final round, Palmeiras was hoping for a Flamengo slip-up, which didn’t happen. The Rubro-Negro beat Ceará 1-0 and lifted the trophy. Thus, the Rio team opened up a five-point lead at the top.

Palmeiras’ next match

Ceará vs Palmeiras Competition: Brazilian Championship (38th round) Date and time: December 7, 2025 (Sunday), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE)

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