Gustavo Gómez tops Palmeiras midfielder in 21st-century scoring charts | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Internacional 3-1 on Thursday night (12th), at Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, in the closing match of the 3rd round of the Brazilian Championship. Gustavo Gómez, Vitor Roque, and Andreas Pereira scored for Verdão, while Ronaldo netted the lone goal for the opponent.

With the victory, Abel Ferreira’s team remains at the top of the Brazilian Championship, with seven points, alongside São Paulo, Bahia, and Fluminense – the Palestra team holds the advantage on goal difference, with six. Internacional is 19th, with one point.

Goal-scoring defender

Scorer of one of the goals in the match, Palmeiras’ captain Gustavo Gómez reached yet another milestone wearing the Alviverde colors. In 387 matches, the Paraguayan has already scored 45 goals for Verdão.

What makes the captain’s numbers even more impressive is that, with his goal against Internacional, he surpasses midfielder Gustavo Scarpa, who played 233 matches for the Greatest Champion of Brazil, scoring 44 goals.

With this, Gustavo Gómez became Palmeiras’ seventh highest scorer in the 21st century. Now, the Paraguayan trails Vagner Love, who has 54 goals. The leader is Raphael Veiga, on loan to América-MEX, with 109 goals.

What now?

With the win, Palmeiras remains at the top of the Brazilian Championship, with seven points from three matches (two wins and one draw). Internacional is 17th, with one point.

Verdão returns to the field for the Brasileirão on February 25th (Wednesday) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), against Fluminense, at Arena Barueri, for the fourth round of the national tournament.

Before that, the Palestra team has commitments in the Paulista Championship: this Sunday (15th) at 8:30 p.m. against Guarani, at Arena Barueri, to close out the first phase of the state championship, and on the weekend of February 21/22 in a quarterfinal match yet to be determined.

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