Controversy, late goal and Vitor Roque shine in Palmeiras’ last win | OneFootball

Palmeiras and São Paulo face each other again this Sunday at 4 PM (Brasília time) at Morumbi. In the last Choque-Rei, held at Arena Barueri, Verdão won 1-0 with excitement, complaints, and a goal by Vitor Roque in stoppage time, during the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

The classic started lively, with Palmeiras pressing right from the start. Flaco almost capitalized on a mistake in ball exit, and Ríos forced Ruan to clear inside the area. Estêvão also threatened at 41 minutes with a cross shot. Before the break, Piquerez made a mistake, and São Paulo almost scored with a header from Ferreirinha.

In the second half, Palmeiras returned more aggressively. Paulinho forced Rafael into a good save, and Ferreirinha responded with a counterattack saved by Weverton. Flaco and Paulinho had two more good chances but wasted them. Felipe Anderson and Evangelista also created chances on the right.

São Paulo, withdrawn and struggling to create, only threatened at 28 minutes when Oscar received a pass from Ferreirinha and was stopped by a great save from Weverton. The final stretch was intense: Luciano missed a frontal chance, and the tricolors complained about a supposed foul at the start of the play.

In stoppage time, the decisive moment: Felipe Anderson shot for a save by Rafael, who deflected it to the feet of Vitor Roque. The striker struck firmly to secure the victory and end the rival's unbeaten run. The goal sparked São Paulo's complaints about a possible offside at the origin of the play, but VAR validated the goal.

The result left Palmeiras in the isolated lead of the competition at the time.

Since that classic, Vitor Roque has been in a different phase. At the time, he had only three goals and no assists in 15 games, averaging one contribution every five matches. Since then, he has played 28 games, scored ten goals, and provided four assists, reaching an average of one goal contribution every two matches.

In the most recent round of the Brasileirão, the number 9 scored again. In the 3-0 victory over Vasco at Allianz Parque, he scored one of the goals, while Flaco López netted the other two. With the result, Verdão took the second position, with 52 points, three behind Flamengo, who leads with 55.

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