Palmeiras show resilience in historic match, title fight goes on | OneFootball

If the defense isn’t doing well, the attack is there to solve it. This saying summed up what Palmeiras was this Sunday (5th), against São Paulo, in the Brazilian Championship at Morumbis.

The 3-2 comeback victory was extremely important for Verdão’s title ambitions, but above all, it showed the resilience of a team that doesn’t give up and continues to fight point by point with Flamengo for the top spot in the competition.

The team’s defensive system was completely unrecognizable on Sunday night. The entire Palmeiras defensive line stopped to watch Luciano receive a pass from Marcos Antônio, dribble past Weverton at will, and open the scoring. The goal came at the 14th minute and São Paulo’s dominance continued after that.

The three São Paulo center-backs only had to put in extra effort to stop Vitor Roque, the only Palmeiras player who caused any trouble for the rival. Raphael Veiga, slow, surrendered to the marking and made life easier for São Paulo’s midfielders. Marcos Antônio, in particular, had a great game. And Tapia, full of effort, was rewarded with a goal at the 34th minute, finishing off a cross from Enzo Días.

But the second half belonged to Palmeiras’ attack, which made up for a poor defensive performance. Once again inspired, the Flaco-Roque duo was fundamental for Palmeiras’ triumph, which temporarily takes the lead in the Brasileirão. Paraguayan Sosa also shone by scoring the winning goal.

Abel Ferreira made three changes at once in an attempt to revive Verdão at halftime: Mauricio, Fuchs, and Alan came on for Murilo, Veiga, and Giay. The changes had an immediate effect and were one of the factors that changed the game’s dynamics.

Verdão pressed and finally managed to pull one back in the 24th minute. Mauricio, who had come on at halftime, made a good play down the left and delivered a precise cross for Vitor Roque. The striker got ahead of the defense and headed firmly into the back of the net, leaving Rafael with no chance.

In the 29th minute, Palmeiras equalized in great style. Mauricio, once again decisive, burst through the middle and found Flaco López free at the edge of the box. The striker controlled, turned quickly, and finished low into the corner, beating Rafael and leveling the score: 2-2 at Morumbis!

At the 44th minute, Palmeiras crowned their comeback with a historic turnaround at Morumbis. In another move down the left, Aníbal Moreno received the ball and delivered a precise cross into the box for Sosa to score the winner.

The fans could breathe a sigh of relief. And they could celebrate seeing a team that won’t give up fighting for the title until the very last round.

Now there are only 13 finals left to play, and the next two will be extremely tough challenges, in which the squad will have to prove once again that they are ready to lift another trophy.

And there’s no time to rest. The 27th round of the Brasileirão will only be played after the FIFA break. São Paulo will rest during the FIFA break, but Palmeiras will not. They take the field on Saturday at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Allianz Parque to play the rescheduled match from the 12th round against Juventude.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

Palmeiras vs Juventude – Brazilian Championship – 10/11 (Saturday), 7 p.m. (Brasília time)

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