Palmeiras beat Vasco with Flaco and Roque goals, go second | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Vasco without major scares on Wednesday night, winning 3-0. Flaco López (twice) and Vitor Roque scored the goals for Palmeiras, all in the first half, during the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship at Allianz Parque. In the second half, the number 9 had a goal disallowed.

Standings

With this result, Palmeiras takes the second place with 51 points. The Alviverde will sleep in the second position since Cruzeiro, which has 50 points, plays only this Thursday against Cruzeiro at Maracanã. Meanwhile, Vasco lost its seven-game unbeaten streak and remains in 12th place with 30 points.

📋 Match Summary

🟢⚪PALMEIRAS 3X0 VASCO ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (26th round) 🏟️ Location: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 34,355 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 2,836,452.40 🟨 Yellow cards: Aníbal Moreno (Palmeiras); Paulo Henrique (Vasco) 🟥 Red cards: None

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Goals

⚽ Flaco López, 6′ 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Flaco López, 17′ 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Vitor Roque, 23′ 1st half (Palmeiras)

🟢⚪ Palmeiras Weverton; Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno, Andreas Pereira (Allan), Raphael Veiga (Ramón Sosa), and Felipe Anderson (Facundo Torres); Flaco López (Mauricio) and Vitor Roque (Bruno Rodrigues). Coach: Abel Ferreira

⚫⚪ Vasco

Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Robert Renan, Lucas Oliveira (Matheus Carvalho), and Puma Rodríguez; Tchê Tchê and Hugo Moura; Rayan, Coutinho, and Nuno Moreira (Andrés Gómez); Vegetti (David). Coach: Fernando Diniz

How was the game?

Flaco López shines in the first half

Palmeiras opened the scoring six minutes into the first half with a play built from the defense. Raphael Veiga received a long pass from Gustavo Gómez and passed to Flaco López. The ball deflected off Lucas Oliveira but landed at the feet of the Argentine, who advanced and shot into the corner past Léo Jardim to make it 1-0. Vasco responded at 12 minutes. Rayan received at the edge of the area, attempted to finish, but Weverton anticipated and claimed the ball.

Soon after, Vasco had another dangerous chance with a deflection from Vegetti inside the area, which went close to Weverton's post. However, Verdão did not leave anything to chance and scored the second shortly after. Andreas Pereira regained possession for Verdão and passed to Felipe Anderson, who opened on the left with Piquerez. The full-back crossed into the area, the defense got confused, and Flaco López appeared free to send it into the back of the net.

About five minutes later, Verdão scored the third. Flaco López, on the right, set up Vitor Roque, infiltrating Vasco's defense. The number 9 dribbled Paulo Henrique and shot to extend the lead for the home team. At 28 minutes, Palmeiras had a free-kick near the area, Andreas shot directly, but Léo Jardim saved.

Palmeiras has a goal disallowed and misses chances in the 2nd half

Both teams returned without changes in the lineups for the second half. Palmeiras took chances with Piquerez from outside the area and with Andreas Pereira with a long shot after a free-kick by Veiga. Vasco, needing to chase the score, came close at nine minutes. Rayan beat Felipe Anderson, tried to finish, and was blocked by Murilo.

At 16 minutes, Palmeiras came from the left, Piquerez crossed into the area, Flaco almost scored his third of the game but was blocked by Robert Renan. Then, Felipe Anderson tried from outside the area and was stopped by Léo Jardim. Flaco López had another opportunity. Piquerez received from Veiga and crossed into the small area. Flaco was arriving to finish, but Puma Rodríguez made the cut.

At 22 minutes, Vitor Roque worked with Flaco López, dribbled past the defense, and shot dangerously at the goal, but Léo Jardim made the save. Shortly after, at 28 minutes, Vitor Roque was set up by Weverton, scored a great goal, which was disallowed for offside after VAR analysis. Weverton made two good saves on dangerous shots from Coutinho and Andrés Gómez.

Upcoming Matches

Palmeiras

Match: São Paulo vs. Palmeiras Competition: Brazilian Championship (27th round) Date and Time: October 5, 2025 (Sunday), at 4 PM (Brasília time) Location: Morumbi, São Paulo (SP)

Vasco

Match: Vasco vs. Vitória Competition: Brazilian Championship (27th round) Date and Time: October 5, 2025 (Sunday), at 4 PM (Brasília time) Location: São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

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