Palmeiras and Vasco strike first in Copa Betano do Brasil quarters | OneFootball

Betano Copa do Brasil: Palmeiras and Vasco defeated Santos and Vitória, respectively, in the first legs of the quarterfinalsCredits: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras and Matheus Lima/Vasco

Palmeiras and Vasco won their first-leg quarterfinal matches in the Betano Copa do Brasil on Wednesday night (26) and took a step toward the tournament semifinals. Palmeiras beat Santos 3-0 at Nubank Parque in São Paulo, while Vasco defeated Vitória 1-0 at São Januário in Rio de Janeiro.

In the Clássico da Saudade, Palmeiras secured the positive result with two goals from Flaco López and one from Andreas Pereira. The Rio side, meanwhile, had to overcome the sending-off of Cauan Barros early in the first half. Down to 10 men for most of the match, they snatched the win with a goal from Andrés Gómez in the second half.

Despite the setback, Santos and Vitória will have the chance to secure qualification at home. Next Wednesday (2), Santos host Palmeiras at Vila Belmiro in Santos. Vitória will face Vasco at Barradão in Salvador.

Gre-Nal today!

At 8:00 p.m. Brasília time this Thursday (27), Internacional take on Grêmio at Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, with live coverage on Amazon.

Internacional and Grêmio begin their battle for a place in the Betano Copa do Brasil semifinalsCredits: LUCAS UEBEL/GREMIO FBPA

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