Palmeiras held by Vitória, could see Fla pull away at the top | OneFootball

At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Vitória this Wednesday (19), in a match brought forward from the 37th round of the Brasileirão.

Overall, the game was technically weak and revealed a major difficulty for the Verdão team in building up plays.

In the first half, when they were missing players who were with their national teams, such as Vitor Roque, for example, Palmeiras only managed 15 minutes of high pressure.

After that, Abel Ferreira’s men had possession of the ball but were unable to trouble the Vitória goalkeeper.

The most eye-catching moment came from the feet of the young and skillful Allan.

At the end of the first half, Verdão appealed for a penalty, but the referee let the game continue.

After the break, Vitor Roque came on, as did Felipe Anderson and Facundo Torres, giving Palmeiras more attacking options.

But the team continued to struggle with creativity. 

The best chance came before the five-minute mark, but goalkeeper Thiago Couto stepped up to make the save.

In the final stretch of the game, Vitória closed up even more and waited for a counterattack.

Palmeiras, in turn, overused crosses into the box.

🚦 What’s next

After going three rounds in a row without a win (two losses and a draw), Palmeiras remained in second place with 69 points.

Leaders Flamengo, with 71 points, play the derby against Fluminense later this Wednesday (19), and could pull ahead at the top, opening up a five-point gap that could be hard to close with only four matches left in the championship.

Vitória, meanwhile, stayed in 17th place, now with 36 points, and could see Santos (36 points) and Internacional (37 points) pull away in the fight against the relegation zone.

Verdão returns to the field on Saturday (22), when they host Fluminense at Allianz Parque for the 35th round.

Leão da Barra, meanwhile, visits already-relegated Sport at Ilha do Retiro on Sunday (23).

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