Palmeiras beat São Paulo to reach seventh straight Paulistão final | OneFootball

Palmeiras is in the final of the 2026 Paulistão. Verdão defeated São Paulo 2-0 in Barueri this Sunday (1st) and will face Novorizontino for the state championship trophy. The goals of the match were scored by Mauricio and Flaco López.

Since Abel Ferreira arrived at the club, there have been six consecutive finals, present in every edition since he started competing in the Paulistão. But without Abel, Verdão is heading to its seventh consecutive state final. Champions in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Alviverde is seeking its 27th trophy.

Early Goal and Game Domination

The first minutes were spent with both teams studying each other, both seeking a spot in the grand final of the 2026 Campeonato Paulista. At seven minutes, Vitor Roque receives from Flaco López, tries to finish, is blocked, and finds Mauricio inside the box. The number 18 calmly finishes and opens the scoring for Palmeiras.

At 18 minutes, Palmeiras threatens again after Marlon Freitas delivers a beautiful through ball to Khellven, who crosses to Flaco López, but his header goes wide. At 27, Mauricio nearly scores the second. The Verdão midfielder shoots freely in the six-yard box, but is blocked by Marcos Antônio.

At 32, São Paulo threatens for the first time with Lucas Ramon, who picks up a loose ball from a corner and sends it over Carlos Miguel’s goal. At 42, Piquerez misses a great chance on a Palmeiras counterattack. Mauricio makes a beautiful play, finds Vitor Roque, who puts the Uruguayan face to face with Rafael and with Allan free in the middle, but number 22 chooses to shoot and misses the opportunity.

Controversy and Lost Refereeing

Controversy right at the start of the second half. Lucas and Gustavo Gómez are involved in a play with a possible handball, which was not interpreted as a foul by Daiane, the match referee.

At 12 minutes into the second half, Andreas Pereira takes a free kick in a rehearsed play with Piquerez, who crosses into the box and, on the rebound, Flaco López sends it into the back of the net to extend Palmeiras’ lead. 2-0!

At 20 minutes, Daiane Muniz awards a penalty after Marlon Freitas makes contact with Bobadilla. On the kick, Calleri pulls one back. The refereeing became increasingly confusing as the game went on.

With few chances after that, Palmeiras managed their advantage and secured their place in the final of the Campeonato Paulista.

What now?

As finalists, Verdão returns to the field next Wednesday (4th), in the first leg of the Paulistão final, against Novorizontino. The decisive match will be on Sunday (8th), in the interior of São Paulo.

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