Palmeiras beat Fluminense to stay top of the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Fluminense this Wednesday (25), at Arena Crefisa Barueri. In an action-packed Brasileirão match, Verdão overcame the team from Rio by 2-1, with goals from Vitor Roque and Allan.

With this result, Palmeiras reaches 10 points in the Brazilian Championship and remains at the top of the national competition. Even though they are tied in points with São Paulo, Verdão has the advantage in the tiebreaker criteria.

See the match report from the Brasileirão

First half

Danger from the start! In the very first minute, Flaco crosses into the box with a deflection and the ball almost goes in for Verdão. At six minutes, Vitor Roque receives from Mauricio and wins a penalty after being brought down by Fábio. The number nine takes the penalty and opens the scoring for Palmeiras.

At 12 minutes, Allan picks up the rebound from Flaco López in midfield, charges forward, makes a beautiful play, and extends the lead for Verdão. At 14, Marlon Freitas finds the number 42, who shoots dangerously, forcing Fábio to parry the ball.

After Palmeiras' second goal, Fluminense grew into the game, looking to reduce the deficit, while Verdão continued to bet on counterattacks. At 40, the team from Rio pulls one back with Lucho Acosta, after a mistake by Flaco López in midfield. The Argentine makes a great play, picks up the loose ball, dribbles past the Palmeiras defense, and scores a beautiful goal.

At 43, Piquerez struck the ball beautifully and almost scored Palmeiras' third goal. Carlos Miguel saves Palmeiras at 52 minutes of the first half after Lucho Acosta shoots from outside the box.

Second half

Right at the start of the second half, Fluminense threatened with Savarino, who, at two minutes, hit the crossbar. At eight minutes, Murilo almost extended the lead for Palmeiras, forcing Fábio to make a great save after a corner kick.

At 18 minutes, Verdão misses a great chance. Mauricio goes one-on-one with Fábio, tries to find Vitor Roque, but wastes a promising attack. At 22, Jhon Aria sends a long ball to Vitor Roque, who hits the crossbar of Fluminense's goal.

Right after, Jhon Arias takes a free kick on goal, but Fábio clears it calmly. At 26, Gustavo Gómez recovers the ball, finds Ramón Sosa, who hits the post, creating danger once again.

At 36, once again Jhon Arias gets into the attack. The Colombian recovers the ball and shoots, but the defense blocks the shot. At 40 minutes, Carlos Miguel makes a beautiful save after a great volley from Soteldo.

What now?

After staying at the top of the Brasileirão, Verdão returns to the field next Sunday (1), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), in a match valid for the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista, against São Paulo, at Arena Crefisa Barueri. In the Brasileirão, Alviverde will only play again on March 12, against Vasco.

Before that match, the finals of the Paulistão will take place, if Verdão qualifies in the state championship.

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