Copa do Brasil today: Palmeiras on pens, Série A sides slip up | OneFootball

Copa do Brasil round continued this Thursday (23)

Four matches wrapped up the first-leg round of the fifth stage of the Copa do Brasil. Palmeiras needed two penalties and an opposing player to be sent off to beat Jacuipense. Atlético-MG, meanwhile, Flamengo’s next opponent in the Brasileirão, struggled to get past Ceará this Thursday (23). Finally, Athletico-PR and Fluminense could only draw with teams from Série B of the Brasileirão.

WHAT WERE TODAY’S COPA DO BRASIL RESULTS?

Before the ball rolled for Palmeiras vs Jacuipense, Abel Ferreira gave an interview implying that Flamengo had been favored the day before against Vitória. But the refereeing gave the São Paulo side a helping hand, awarding two penalties and sending off a player from the team from Bahia. As a result, Mengão’s regular victim won 3-0, with two goals from Sosa and one from Felipe Anderson.

At Arena MRV, Atlético-MG and Ceará faced off. But all minds were on Flamengo. At the end of the match, the Minas Gerais side sang that “Sunday is war,” referring to the Brasileirão clash, starting at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time). On the pitch, Cassierra opened the scoring for the home side, Wendel equalized, and Renan Lodi scored late on.

Finally, two top-flight teams were held to 0-0 draws by second-division sides. In Curitiba, Athletico-PR could not get past Atlético-GO. Meanwhile, in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Fluminense neither won nor lost against Operário-PR.

WHEN DOES THE COPA DO BRASIL RETURN?

Now, the Copa do Brasil will take a break, with the return scheduled for the second week of May. Flamengo will face Vitória again in Salvador on 05/14. Since they won 2-1 at the Maracanã, the Most Beloved can draw and still secure a place in the round of 16.

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