Palmeiras and Flamengo set for round 36 showdown as one-point title race tightens | OneFootball

Flamengo's 2-0 win in their rearranged round 4 fixture against Mirassol cut Palmeiras’ lead to one point, 52 to 51, with both on 25 matches. Thirteen games remain, seven at home and six away for each.

As reported by Globo.com, the title rivals still face a round 36 meeting at Nubank Parque in November, scheduled for the weekend before the 2026 Libertadores final. Both clubs remain in that competition.

Palmeiras will host LDU on Wednesday in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals, with the return on 16 September in Ecuador, before resuming their Copa do Brasil semi-final campaign. Flamengo, out of the Copa do Brasil, play Independiente del Valle in their quarter-final on 10 and 17 September.

In league derbies ahead, Palmeiras have three and Flamengo have two.

Palmeiras host São Paulo on Sunday next week, 12 September, then Corinthians on 11 October, and visit Santos in round 33 at the end of October.

Flamengo host Fluminense on 11 October, then visit Vasco in round 33.

Source: Globo.com

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