Palmeiras beat Fortaleza to seize edge for Copa do Brasil quarters | OneFootball

Palmeiras took the lead over Fortaleza in the fight for a place in the next round of the Copa do Brasil this Sunday.

Playing at Nubank Parque in São Paulo, the home side won the first leg of the round of 16.

All the goals in the match came in the second half and were scored by players who went to the World Cup: Maurício, Jhon Arias and Flaco López.

The return leg will be played next Wednesday (5) at Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá.

Fortaleza chose to sell its home-field rights instead of playing the match at its own stadium.

The match

Despite the comfortable scoreline at the final whistle, Palmeiras had trouble creating scoring chances in the first half.

In Paulo Autuori's debut, Fortaleza even had more shots for much of the first half.

The goal only came after the break, with Maurício being picked out by Sosa inside the box and striking firmly to beat João Ricardo.

In the 18th minute of the second half, it was Arias' turn to head the ball into the net after receiving a cross from Allan.

Late in the match, Flaco López wrapped up the scoring by converting the rebound from an Arthur shot.

Despite having good spells in the game, Fortaleza only managed to put a shot on target in second-half stoppage time.

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