Ready for the World Cup: Palmeiras thrashed Flamengo, López scored | OneFootball

The striker scored a goal in Verdao’s emphatic 3-0 away win over Mengao at the Maracanã. The São Paulo side tightened its grip on the top spot in the Brasileirao.

José López scored again and dreams of the 2026 World Cup, with the final Argentina national team squad list soon to be revealed. El Flaco opened the scoring in Palmeiras’ big win, as they thrashed Flamengo 3-0 this Saturday in the most attractive match of round 17 of the Brasileirao and strengthened their hold on first place, now with 38 points.

The highly anticipated clash lived up to expectations. At the start of the match, Mengao, coached by Leonardo Jardim, took complete control, dominating possession and creating the clearest scoring chances. However, the course of the game changed dramatically in the 20th minute when Colombian Jorge Carrascal raised his leg recklessly and struck defender Murilo Cerqueira in the face.

The São Paulo team took control and pinned the home side back. The pressure paid off before halftime with José Manuel “El Flaco” López, who opened the scoring after an assist from Allan; and it was Allan himself who doubled the lead in the second half after contesting the ball with Uruguayan Guillermo Varela. Deep into stoppage time, a goal from Paulinho, who had come on in place of Allan, sealed the result with a third goal for the visitors.

José López, who dreams of making Argentina’s final squad for the 2026 World Cup (especially after Joaquín Panichelli’s serious injury), has 8 goals and four assists in 23 matches so far this year. In the coming days, Lionel Scaloni will reveal the squad for the World Cup: El Flaco is hopeful that his name will be on it.

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