With an anniversary air, Palmeiras thrash Santos in the Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Santos 3-0 at Nubank Parque and took a commanding lead in the race for a spot in the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The goals were scored by Flaco López, twice, and Andreas Pereira. The second leg will take place on September 2 at Vila Belmiro.

The usual suspects

Flaco López and Andreas Pereira have been primarily responsible for Palmeiras’ goals this season. The Argentine, once again from outside the box, opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the first half. The No. 42 was helped by Gabriel Brazão.

Ten minutes later, Marlon Freitas struck from the edge of the box, Brazão parried it away, and Andreas finished into the open net to double the lead.

Missed chances

The second half began with Santos pushing forward, which gave Palmeiras space to attack. After a misplaced pass by Gabriel Barbosa, Giay broke through one-on-one with Brazão and shot over the bar. Three minutes later, it was Mauricio’s turn to blaze over while through on goal.

A first time

In the 16th minute of the second half, Giay crossed for Flaco López to head home, and the Argentine scored his 21st goal of the year. It was the full-back’s first assist in 94 matches wearing the Palmeiras shirt.

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