Palmeiras come from 2-0 down to top Brasileiro late | OneFootball

The Choque-Rei this Sunday ended with a victory for Palmeiras, the new temporary leader of the Brazilian Championship. São Paulo managed to take a 2-0 lead at Morumbis, through Luciano and Tapia, but Verdão counted on goals from Flaco López, Vitor Roque, and Sosa to seek the turnaround in the final minutes of the classic, marked by a refereeing controversy.

The Tricolor complained about a possible penalty not marked by Ramon Abatti Abel when the team was still leading by two goals. The incident occurred six minutes into the second half. Tapia was knocked down by Allan unintentionally inside the box, but the referee saw it as a "normal collision".

Table situation

With the result, São Paulo remains stuck in eighth place, with the same 38 points. Hernán Crespo's team could have entered the G6 in case of victory.

Meanwhile, Palmeiras, first placed with 55, waits for the round to end to know if it will continue at the top of the table. Shortly, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), Flamengo visits Bahia in Salvador and can overtake Verdão.

📋 Game Summary

⚪🔴⚫ SÃO PAULO 2 X 3 PALMEIRAS 🟢⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (27th round) 🏟️ Venue: Morumbis, in São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: October 5, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: at 4 pm (Brasília time) 👥 Audience: 33,928 spectators 💰 Revenue: R$ 1,612,461.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Raphael Veiga, Andreas Pereira, Vitor Roque and Aníbal Moreno (Palmeiras); Bobadilla, Pablo Maia and Enzo Díaz (São Paulo) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals:

⚪🔴⚫ São Paulo

Rafael; Arboleda, Alan Franco and Sabino; Cédric, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla (Alisson), Marcos Antônio (Rodriguinho) and Enzo Díaz; Tapia (Lucas) and Luciano. Coach: Hernán Crespo

🟢⚪ Palmeiras

Weverton; Giay (Allan), Gustavo Gómez, Murilo (Bruno Fuchs) and Piquerez (Jefté); Aníbal Moreno, Andreas Pereira, Raphael Veiga (Mauricio) and Felipe Anderson (Sosa): Flaco López and Vitor Roque. Coach: Abel Ferreira

How was the game?

The first dangerous chance of the game was from Palmeiras. Just three minutes in, Piquerez took a long shot, but Rafael deflected it. São Paulo balanced the actions and opened the score at 14 minutes. After Sabino's disarming, Marcos Antônio found a superb launch for Luciano, who took it from Weverton and completed it to the back of the net.

At 34, Tapia increased the Tricolor's advantage. Enzo Díaz won two splits on the left side and crossed in the small area, where the Chilean was to push for the goal. Stunned, Palmeiras created little and only arrived at the end of the first half, in a shot by Vitor Roque defended by Rafael at point-blank range.

Verdão came back better for the final stage and reduced the score at 24 minutes, with Vitor Roque. The number 9 received a cross from Mauricio in the area and dived headfirst, hitting Rafael's corner. Four minutes later, Flaco López leveled everything. The Argentine dominated at the entrance of the area and hit placed with the left leg, with no chances for São Paulo's goalkeeper.

There was still time for Palmeiras to seek the turnaround. Already at the end of the match, at 43 minutes, Allan made a perfect cross for Sosa, who anticipated the Tricolor's marking and touched the ball with his head to the goal.

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