Palmeiras stunned by Vasco comeback, could lose top spot | OneFootball

Palmeiras lost to Vasco on Thursday night by 2-1, coming from behind, in a match valid for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. Flaco López opened the scoring for Verdão, while Thiago Mendes and Cuiabano scored Vasco's goals at Estádio São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

Standings Situation

With this result, Palmeiras suffered their first defeat in the Brasileirão and could lose the lead in this round. With ten points, Abel Ferreira's team dropped to second place. Meanwhile, Vasco secured their first win in the competition in coach Renato Gaúcho's debut and moved off the bottom of the table. Now, the Rio team has four points and occupies 15th place.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ VASCO 2 X 1 PALMEIRAS 🟢⚪ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (5th round) 🏟️ Venue: Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: March 12, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: x fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 🟨 Yellow cards: Tchê Tchê and Thiago Mendes (Vasco); Allan (Palmeiras) 🟥 Red cards: None

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Goals

⚽ Flaco López, 39′ of 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Thiago Mendes, 17′ of 2nd half (Vasco) ⚽ Cuiabano, 27′ of 2nd half (Vasco)

⚫⚪ Vasco Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Robert Renan, Saldivia and Lucas Piton (Cuiabano); Hugo Moura (Barros), Thiago Mendes and Tchê Tchê (Johan Rojas); Nuno Moreira (Adson), David (Spinelli) and Andrés Gómez. Coach: Renato Gaúcho

🟢⚪ Palmeiras

Carlos Miguel; Khellven (Giay), Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs and Jefté (Arthur); Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Felipe Anderson (Allan) and Jhon Arias; Flaco López (Luighi) and Ramón Sosa (Lucas Evangelista). Coach: João Martins

How was the match?

Vasco and Palmeiras played a lukewarm first half, with few chances. The home team let Palmeiras have the ball, but they couldn't break through and barely troubled Vasco's defense. On the other side, Renato Gaúcho's team advanced on counterattacks, but also didn't trouble Carlos Miguel.

Flaco López puts Palmeiras ahead

Verdão managed to take the lead at the 39th minute. Marlon Freitas received the ball on the right and made a good pass to Flaco López, who dribbled past Andrés Gómez and Lucas Piton, entered the box, and shot with his left foot, scoring a beautiful goal to put Palmeiras ahead. In stoppage time, Vasco threatened with a shot from Andrés Gómez inside the box, but he hit it weakly and wide.

At 11 minutes into the second half, Vasco had a good chance. Andrés Gómez advanced down the left, went to the byline, got past Marlon Freitas and Khellven, and pulled the ball back. Tchê Tchê controlled it at the edge of the box and shot across goal, but missed wide.

Vasco reacts and completes the comeback

Vasco equalized at the 17th minute. The Rio team won the ball back in attack with Thiago Mendes, who exchanged passes with David at the edge of the box. He got it back, set himself up, and shot into Carlos Miguel's corner. The goal fired up Vasco, who almost scored a second at the 20th minute. Cuiabano received from Rojas, shot from the edge of the box, and forced the Palmeiras goalkeeper into a good save.

Ten minutes after the first goal, Vasco completed the comeback. Cuiabano made a good play down the left, advanced at speed, passed to Paulo Henrique, and got it back in the middle of the box. He received from PH and shot into Carlos Miguel's net to score the second for the Rio side.

In stoppage time, Palmeiras almost managed an equalizer. Gustavo Gómez flicked the ball on and left Allan one-on-one with Léo Jardim, who made the save and handed Verdão their first defeat in the Brasileirão.

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