Vasco embarrassed, gift Palmeiras 3 points, Flamengo stay top | OneFootball

Palmeiras steamrolled Vasco at Allianz Parque

Luckily, Flamengo relies on its own results to be the Brazilian champion, because if it depended on Vasco... The rival took the field on Wednesday (01) to face Palmeiras, a title contender, and was steamrolled 3-0 at Allianz Parque.

With the result, Palmeiras jumped to 52 points, two less than Flamengo, who leads the Brasileirão. In addition, Cruzeiro is in the fight, with 50, but with one more match than the top two in the national competition.

HOW WAS THE GAME BETWEEN PALMEIRAS AND VASCO?

The match was decided in just 24 minutes. Just six minutes in, Flaco López received on the right, pulled to the left and shot hard to open the scoring. At 18’, the Argentine took advantage of an unbelievable mistake from Vasco's defense and just pushed to the nets to extend the lead.

When the clock marked 24 minutes, Flaco López acted as a playmaker, gave a beautiful launch to Vitor Roque, who 'doodled' the opposing defense and sent it to the back of the net. With the game won, Palmeiras took their foot off the gas in the second half and managed to maintain the result.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S GAME?

Now with Palmeiras on their tail, Flamengo takes the field on Thursday (02), against Cruzeiro, for the 26th round of the Brasileirão. The ball rolls from 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. The match will have full coverage from Coluna do Fla, on the website, on social media and on YouTube.

In addition, the duel between the first and third place of the Brasileirão will be broadcasted by the subscription channel SporTV and Premiere, via pay per view. The night promises to be a celebration, as tickets are sold out for the clash at Maracanã.

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