Corinthians beat Remo to end Série A first half, Brasileirão state of play | OneFootball

Yuri Alberto celebrates one of the goals in Corinthians’ win over Remo in the 19th round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

Corinthians’ 3-0 victory over Remo at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo brought the first half of the Brasileirão Betano to a close this Thursday (23). With goals from Yuri Alberto (2) and Kaio César, Timão reached 27 points and climbed from 10th to 7th place in the table. The team from Pará, meanwhile, remained on 18 points and stayed in 19th place.

Besides Corinthians’ win, the night also featured a goalless draw between Botafogo and Vitória at Nilton Santos in Rio, in a match valid for the fourth round.

Over these 19 rounds, Palmeiras have the best record (77%) and lead the competition. They have 44 points, with 13 wins, five draws and just one defeat. Verdão also boasts the best defense, having conceded 14 goals, followed by Flamengo (16) and Athletico-PR and Corinthians (19).

In second place with 37 points, Flamengo have the best attack, with 35 goals scored. Palmeiras and Botafogo have 33 each, while Fluminense have found the net 29 times.

Vitória and Botafogo played out a goalless draw at Nilton Santos in the fourth round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Vítor Silva/Botafogo

The race for top scorer has a new leader after this round. Flamengo’s Pedro overtook Athletico-PR’s Colombian striker Viveros by scoring his 12th goal in the competition. The Paraná side’s forward has scored 11, while Grêmio’s Carlos Vinicius has ten.

The highest-scoring match of the first half of the season and the biggest win both came in the second round, on February 4. At Arena Barueri in Barueri, Palmeiras beat Vitória 5-1. Meanwhile, Grêmio and Botafogo produced an eight-goal thriller: 5-3 to the team from Rio Grande do Sul at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre.

Second half of the season

Starting this Saturday (25), the second half of the Série A season will begin, now featuring semi-automated offside technology for faster, more accurate and more efficient decisions.

The first half of the Brasileirão ended with Palmeiras in first placeCredits: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras

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