Analysis: Palmeiras dominate but pay the price for missed chances in Derby | OneFootball

Palmeiras, who drew 1-1 with Corinthians, with a goal from Vitor Roque, can be summed up by an old football saying: if you don’t score, you concede.

It’s not that Abel Ferreira’s team didn’t see their rivals have good chances as well, but it was Verdão who had the best opportunities to win. In fact, they even took the lead, but conceded the equalizer with an unfortunate own goal by Piquerez.

Besides Vitor Roque’s penalty goal, Felipe Anderson, Maurício, and Vitor Roque himself had chances to score in the first half. The first was stopped by a blocked shot after dribbling past several players, while the others were denied by Hugo Souza.

But the main missed chance came in the second half. At 12 minutes, Aníbal Moreno played a low pass that broke through the entire Corinthians defense, Maurício, face to face with Hugo, finished with his right foot, which is not his dominant one, and saw the goalkeeper make a great save.

Verdão had their best moments at the start of the match and, even while dominating, felt the impact of conceding the goal. Defensively, Palmeiras showed good marking, but occasional lapses sometimes made things difficult. The opponent’s best chances came from balls crossed into the area, which Palmeiras struggled to clear, as well as from corners.

What now?

With this result, Palmeiras reached 43 points and missed the chance to close the gap to Flamengo, who also drew this round – the team from Rio, with one more game played, has 47 points. The green-and-white occupy third place, behind Cruzeiro — who reached 44 with their win this round, but have two more matches played than Palmeiras.

Palmeiras’ next matches

Palmeiras vs Internacional – Campeonato Brasileiro – 9/13 – 6:30 pm (Brasília time)

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