Palmeiras draw with Santos after poor display at Allianz Parque | OneFootball

Palmeiras drew 1-1 with Santos this Saturday (02) at Allianz Parque in the Brazilian Championship. Verdão remains top of the national competition, with Flamengo in second place. Flaco López scored for Alviverde. Late on, Allan even found the winner for the Greatest Champion of Brazil, but the referee ruled it out for a handball by Jhon Arias.

Before kickoff, Santos were late coming onto the pitch, and Palmeiras began the pre-match protocols alone, singing the anthem without their rivals.

First half

Palmeiras started on the front foot and, five minutes in, Andreas Pereira tried his luck from long range with a free kick, but it did not trouble the Santos goal. In the 10th minute, the team in green built a good attacking move: Marlon Freitas found Arthur, who shot wide.

Santos responded in the 14th minute, when Benjamín Rollheiser struck with a deflection, but Carlos Miguel made a comfortable save. In the 20th minute, Palmeiras tried to break on the counterattack, but Mauricio misplaced the pass for Andreas Pereira, and the ball went out for a goal kick.

In the 23rd minute, Santos threatened again: after an exchange of passes between Rollheiser and Gabriel Barbosa, the Palmeiras defense was rescued by Murilo. Two minutes later, in the 25th minute, Rollheiser opened the scoring at Allianz Parque with a shot from outside the box.

Palmeiras had a chance to equalize in the 37th minute, when Jhon Arias received the ball from Marlon Freitas, but wasted a clear opportunity when he went one-on-one with Gabriel Brazão. In the 41st minute, Khellven crossed for the No. 11, who headed wide.

In the closing minutes, the team in green still tried to respond. In the 44th minute, Marlon Freitas found Khellven, who crossed for Andreas Pereira, but the midfielder could not finish accurately. Then, in the 47th minute, Rollheiser tried again from distance, forcing another save from Carlos Miguel.

Second half

Santos started better and, five minutes in, put together a good counterattack, threatening Carlos Miguel’s goal. In the 8th minute, Palmeiras tried to respond, but struggled with their passing and could not create any danger.

After that, Palmeiras continued to struggle to put pressure on their rivals, even at home. The response came in the 18th minute: Allan won the ball back and fed Andreas Pereira, who delivered a fine assist for Flaco López to level the match.

In search of a comeback, the coaching staff led by Abel Ferreira made changes and set the team up more offensively at Allianz Parque. In the 38th minute, Paulinho tried a shot from inside the box, and the ball skimmed past the post.

Then, in the 41st minute, Palmeiras put together a quick passing move, and Jhon Arias came close to turning it around with a dangerous finish.

What now?

After the draw in the Brasileirão, Palmeiras return to action next Tuesday (05), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), in the Conmebol Libertadores against Sporting Cristal.

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