Palmeiras beat Internacional in the Brasileirão, closing in on Flamengo | OneFootball

Flamengo has one more point than Palmeiras, but still plays this round

Palmeiras showed no mercy to Internacional at Allianz Parque and won easily by 4-1. With this result, the team led by Abel Ferreira closed in on Flamengo and took over second place, but the Most Beloved still has to play this round against Juventude.

In front of their fans, Palmeiras scored four goals in the first half. Vitor Roque scored the first goal at four minutes. Shortly after, the same striker made it 2-0. Before halftime, Lucas Evangelista took advantage of a rebound and made it 3-0, while Roque netted the fourth. In the second half, Internacional pulled one back with Carbonero.

HOW IS PALMEIRAS DOING?

With the 4-1 win over Internacional, Palmeiras reached 46 points in 21 matches in the Brazilian Championship. Thus, the team led by Abel Ferreira overtook Cruzeiro and temporarily took second place.

However, Palmeiras could drop back to third place, since Cruzeiro still plays this round. The team from Minas Gerais faces Bahia on Monday (15th), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Arena Fonte Nova. Finally, Flamengo, eyeing the isolated lead, faces Juventude this Sunday (14th).

AND WHAT ABOUT FLAMENGO?

Aiming to maintain the isolated lead in the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo takes on Juventude this Sunday (14th), at 4pm (Brasília time), at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul, in a match valid for the 23rd round. Thus, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information about the match.

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