Palmeiras show resilience with eighth comeback win in 2025 | OneFootball

For the eighth time in 2025, Palmeiras came from behind on the scoreboard and managed to win (and this time, with a rout). On Wednesday (15th), in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship, Abel Ferreira’s team saw Red Bull Bragantino open the scoring with former “Academy Kid” Jhon Jhon, but managed to win 5-1. Bruno Fuchs, still in the first half, and Vitor Roque (twice), Felipe Anderson, and Flaco López scored for Verdão.

In the list of comebacks, the runner-up is Fluminense, with five—40% fewer than Palmeiras, according to a survey by Gato Mestre from ‘ge’. Below, see all of Verdão’s comebacks in 2025.

The new comeback win, just like in the last round with the 3-2 victory over São Paulo at Morumbis, also a comeback, was extremely important for Verdão’s title ambitions, but above all, it showed the resilience of a team that does not give up and continues to fight point by point with Flamengo for the top spot in the competition.

Now, in the head-to-head between the two teams, next Sunday (18th) at 4pm (Brasília time) at Maracanã, Palmeiras arrives more comfortable, three points ahead of their rival in the standings—61 to 58—and with an advantage in the tiebreaker criteria, meaning they can even lose and still remain in the lead.

Confidence

Abel Ferreira’s team comes out stronger during this FIFA break. After beating Juventude 4-1 with eight absences, the team did not feel the absence of the key players missing this Wednesday. Without Facundo Torres, Emiliano Martinez, Anibal Moreno, and Flaco López available from the first minute (the last three came on in the second half), Abel managed to give consistency to a team that was aggressive in attack from the very first minute.

As expected, Palmeiras took the initiative at the start of the match and had two good chances with Piquerez and Vitor Roque, but were stopped by Lucão’s good saves.

The exception was the penalty committed by Bruno Fuchs in the 35th minute of the first half, after a handball, which was converted by Jhon Jhon. Despite seeing their opponent open the scoring, the Palmeiras team launched into attack and managed to equalize in the final moments of the first half, with Bruno Fuchs scoring with a header.

Palmeiras returned for the second half just as they had finished the first, with intensity and piling on the goals. The good performance was crowned in the 12th minute, with another goal from Vitor Roque in this edition of the Brazilian Championship. He took advantage of a rebound from a Murilo shot and put it in the back of the net.

The shape of the match began to favor Palmeiras. The entry of Allan in place of Raphael Veiga created more mobility on the right side of the attack. In the 28th minute, the newcomer made a play down the right and switched the play to the left at the edge of the box. Vitor Roque let the ball pass for Felipe Anderson to control and strike, scoring a beautiful goal.

Bragantino no longer had the strength to react. And Palmeiras took the opportunity to increase their goal difference. In the 27th minute, Felipe Anderson took advantage of a play by Allan. The number seven controlled the ball and finished with great skill into Lucão’s corner.

Flaco López and Vitor Roque put the final numbers on the match. In the 39th minute, Flaco took advantage of a rebound from a Roque shot to simply finish into the back of the net. Four minutes later, it was Allan’s turn to make another good play and set up Vitor Roque, who dribbled past three and sealed the score. 5-1.

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