Flaco-Roque duo delivers as Palmeiras beat Vasco in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Vasco 4-1 this Sunday (23) at Nubank Parque. With goals from Flaco López (2), Vitor Roque and Maurício, Verdão restored its six-point lead over second-placed Flamengo, who still have a game in hand. Colidio pulled one back for the Rio side.

The team coached by Abel Ferreira had a poor first half but recovered in the opening ten minutes of the second.

Below par in the first half

Palmeiras took the field once again following a script that has already become familiar. Against a more organized opponent, Abel Ferreira’s side struggled to create and posed virtually no threat in the opening 20 minutes.

Verdão had trouble finding space and failed to build moves capable of troubling Vasco’s defense.

At the other end, the Rio club looked more dangerous and came close through Thiago Mendes, who received the ball in a good position and shot, only to be denied by a great save from Carlos Miguel.

In the following minutes, the picture did not change. Palmeiras continued to struggle to create and find spaces in Vasco’s defense, while Vasco also failed to turn their chances into goals.

Good times, green tide!

Right in the first minute of the second half, Palmeiras opened the scoring! Flaco López, the club’s top scorer this season, met Allan’s layoff and struck a stunning goal to put Verdão ahead.

And Palmeiras did not take long to extend the lead. Soon after, Vitor Roque drew a handball inside the box, and the referee awarded a penalty. The striker himself stepped up and made no mistake.

In the 11th minute, another one for Palmeiras! Verdão were overwhelming at the start of the second half. After Vasco’s Sosa completely missed his clearance attempt, Andreas Pereira led a quick counterattack. The No. 8 found Maurício unmarked, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and the midfielder did not waste the chance.

It’s Palmeiras’ third! 3-0 on the scoreboard and a true green-and-white avalanche in the second half. After that, Abel Ferreira rested a few players and Verdão managed the result.

In the 43rd minute, Arthur received a great pass from Flaco López. The young player crossed for Jhon Arias, who could not make proper contact. Moments later, the Colombian set up the Argentine, who scored another stunner in the match. In the 48th minute, Vasco pulled one back through Colidio.

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