Palmeiras hold Santos, Neymar injured, Verdão stay in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Santos at Vila Belmiro this Wednesday (2) and advanced to the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil. Verdão will now face Vasco, who eliminated Vitória in Salvador, and the matches will take place in November.

Fast start

The match started heated, and after just eight seconds Felipe Anderson was shown a yellow card for fouling Neymar. In the next play, Escobar caught Andreas Pereira and was also cautioned by referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda.

Oh, Mauricio!

Even with more than 60% possession, it was Palmeiras who had the best chances, all of them through Mauricio. In the first, in the 18th minute, Flaco López crossed from the right and number 18, all alone, shot over the goal from the edge of the six-yard box.

Ten minutes later, it was Giay’s turn to break into the box, challenge Gabriel Brazão, and the ball fell to Mauricio. Once again alone and with the goal wide open, the midfielder struck with his right foot and sent it over the bar again.

Artificial turf, Neymar?

In the 44th minute of the first half, Neymar felt a muscle injury in his right thigh. Number 10 stayed on the field until the end of the first half so Santos would have to lose a substitution window, and he did not return for the match.

Change and missed chance

Palmeiras also made a change at halftime, with Vitor Roque replacing López. Number 9 had a great headed chance in the 11th minute. He received a pass from Khellven, who also came into the match in place of Felipe Anderson, and sent it to the left of Brazão.

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