Defeat levels league, Copa do Brasil still open for Palmeiras | OneFootball

The defeat in Mirassol is significant, and by a much smaller score than the football played suggests. It could have been much more, but the 3 points that remain make everything even in the Brasileirão competition, which now will be, as it has always been, very tough until the last available point.

What makes the fans even louder than they naturally are is that ahead lies a classic match against the desperate Santos, fighting to survive – and with half of our team unavailable, either due to call-ups or suspensions. On the other side of the competition, Flamengo plays against a relegated Sport, with no aspirations.

It's necessary to get through this very tough round without letting the leadership change hands, before entering a theoretically easier sequence of games, with two at home. Winning the classic means cooling the enthusiasm of those who are shining high beams in the rearview mirror, maintaining the lead and waiting for a slip-up from Rio.

At this moment, on the brink of a highly emotional final, Palmeiras and its supporters need to seek serenity to fight for a few more days and have a dream end of the year. The confusion of feelings, anxiety about the final stretch, and tension over mistakes cannot create a chaos of emotions.

The leader is the same. The championship, too. It is possible to win it.

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