Palmeiras’ run halted by struggles against top six sides in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

With 29 rounds played in the Campeonato Brasileiro, Palmeiras’ performance is poor against the teams in the G6, that is, direct competitors in the fight for a spot in the Libertadores and for the title.

Palmeiras has played eight matches against G6 teams in the Campeonato Brasileiro, recording one win, two draws, and five losses, totaling five points out of a possible 24, which represents a 20.8% success rate.

That’s just five points out of 24 up for grabs. The only win in this stretch was against Botafogo, at Nilton Santos, with the Rio team missing several starters. The other two points came from draws against Mirassol (1-1 at home) and Botafogo (0-0 at home).

The losses came against Flamengo (2-0 at home and 3-1 away), Cruzeiro (2-1 away), and Bahia (1-0 both at home and away). There are still matches remaining against Cruzeiro and Mirassol in the second half of the season.

What now?

With this result, Verdão and Flamengo are tied in the Campeonato Brasileiro standings, both with 61 points from 28 matches played. Palmeiras remains in the lead due to tiebreaker criteria – 19 wins versus 18.

The Palmeiras team returns to the field for the Brasileirão next Sunday (26th) at 8:30 pm (Brasília time) against Cruzeiro, at Allianz Parque. The team from Minas Gerais is in third place, five points behind Palmeiras, but with one more match played – 28 compared to 29.

Before that, the team will play the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal, against LDU, on Thursday (23rd), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), away from home, in Quito, Ecuador.

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