Palmeiras and Vasco reach Copa do Brasil semi-finals | OneFootball

Vasco players celebrate qualification at BarradãoCredits: Matheus Lima / Vasco

Palmeiras and Vasco joined Atlético-MG and secured their places in the Copa do Brasil semifinals. Vasco defeated Vitória 2-0 on Wednesday night (2) at Barradão. At the same time, Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Santos at Vila Belmiro. This Thursday, Grêmio and Internacional face off at 8 p.m. at the Arena do Grêmio, fighting for the other spot.

Vasco won 3-0 on aggregate against Vitória, having already won 1-0 in Rio. Palmeiras also advanced with the same goal difference, as they had beaten Santos 3-0 at home. Vasco and Palmeiras will face each other in one of the semifinals.

Atlético, who drew the first match with Cruzeiro (1-1), qualified on Tuesday (the 1st) by beating their rivals 2-1 at Arena MRV. Now they await the winner of the GreNal. In last week’s match at Beira-Rio, Internacional and Grêmio drew 0-0.

Palmeiras held on for the draw at Vila Belmiro and advanced in the Copa do BrasilCredits: Divulgação / Palmeiras

The match between Vasco and Vitória at Barradão was very intense and evenly contested. The home team even took the lead early in the second half through Luan Cândido, but the goal was disallowed for offside detected by the semi-automated system.

In the 35th minute, Andrés Gomez scored a fine goal for Vasco and, in the 51st, Puma Rodriguez, with another superb move, sealed Vasco’s place in the semifinal.

At Vila Belmiro, Santos had more control of the match in the first half, although Palmeiras had the main chances, three of them through Maurício. But the home side suffered a blow when Neymar went off at halftime after feeling muscle pain. Palmeiras managed the match well and protected the advantage built at home.

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