Palmeiras beat Botafogo at home, reclaim top spot in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Botafogo 2-1 in a match valid for the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship at Allianz Parque. In a match that Verdão hadn’t won as hosts since 2022, Alla and Jhon Arias scored the goals for Alviverde against the team from Rio. Verdão reclaimed the lead in the tournament after São Paulo’s 1-0 loss to Atlético-MG.

For the fans, the first goal was credited to Andreas Pereira, but there was a deflection by Allan, something that was considered by the referees and recorded in the match report.

See the match report between Palmeiras and Botafogo at Allianz Parque:

First half

With a slow start and Botafogo creating some chances, Palmeiras needed eight minutes to open the scoring at Allianz Parque with Andreas Pereira. Jhon Arias started the play, found Flaco López, who crossed for the number eight to finish into Botafogo’s net.

At 13 minutes, Jhon Arias tried a shot from outside the box, bringing danger to Botafogo’s goal. At 18, the Colombian launched Marlon Freitas, who set up Flaco López, but he missed the opportunity and goalkeeper Raúl made an easy save.

At 26, Jhon Arias appeared again. Flaco López received the ball on the flank and crossed to number 11, who tried to finish but sent it over the goal. At 32, Maurício recovered the ball from Danilo, was blocked, and the ball fell to Allan, who threatened Botafogo’s goalkeeper Raúl.

At 44 minutes, Botafogo was left with one man down. Medina brought down Jhon Árias, who would have been one-on-one to score.

Second half

Right at the start of the second half, Botafogo came forward with Montoro, who tried to beat Carlos Miguel, but the ball grazed the post. At six minutes, Palmeiras responded and scored their second goal with Jhon Árias, who took advantage of Ferraresi’s mistake and scored from close range.

At nine, Arias received on the left, tried to dribble past Vitinho, but the ball went out for a goal kick. The referee awarded a goal kick. Vitinho closed down the space well and made the play difficult, and the ball ran too far before control.

At 14 minutes, Botafogo pulled one back through Danilo’s “law of the ex.” The former Verdão midfielder made a good play, was dispossessed, but ended up with the rebound and finished into the net. Out of respect, he did not celebrate the goal.

At 20 minutes, Palmeiras responded to try for a third, but Mauricio missed a great chance on a counterattack for Alviverde. At 41, Evangelista found Larson alone in the box, but the number 48 missed the opportunity. Afterwards, Verdão missed numerous chances to extend the lead.

What now?

Palmeiras returns to the field this Saturday (21st), at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), in a decisive match for the top of the league.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.