Palmeiras beat São Paulo at Morumbis, lead Brasileirão table | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated São Paulo 1-0 in a match held at Morumbis. With this result, Verdão takes the lead in the Brazilian Championship, with 19 points earned in eight games. Jhon Arias scored the goal for Palmeiras in the match against their rival.

Unhappy with the refereeing, Abel Ferreira was expelled in the second half by Anderson Daronco.

See the report between São Paulo and Palmeiras at Morumbis.

First Half

As with every Choque-Rei, the game started very tight with both teams playing aggressively against each other. But at six minutes, Palmeiras opened the scoring with Jhon Arias, with a stunning goal at Morumbi. Flaco López launched the Colombian who sent a powerful shot from outside the area.

Soon after, Verdão almost extended their lead. Arias received from Maurício but did not return it to number 18, who was free to finish. The Colombian shot at the goal but wasted the chance.

At 26 minutes, Palmeiras came close with Allan, who made a beautiful feint inside the area and crossed to the middle, but no one from Verdão took advantage of the cross from number 40. At 30 minutes, another chance was lost by Alviverde. Allan received from Giay, dribbled Rafael, but at the time of crossing, found no one.

At 39 minutes, São Paulo had their first chance. Murilo made a mistake in ball clearance and Luciano carried it to the finish, which went out with a deflection from Gustavo Gómez. Following that, Lucas Ramon tried from outside and sent it far away.

Second Half

As the second half began, the game remained tight. At four minutes, Palmeiras already had their pair of defensive midfielders yellow-carded for the match. São Paulo started to approach more, but without posing much threat to Carlos Miguel's goal.

Verdão created little to scare São Paulo, who passed the ball, maintained possession, but did not threaten. Wanting to regain creative power, Abel Ferreira brought on Vitor Roque and Ramón Sosa at 30 minutes.

At 35 minutes, Daronco did not call a clear foul on Jhon Arias. Abel Ferreira protested vehemently and was expelled by the referee.

And Now?

As the isolated leader of the Brasileirão, Palmeiras returns to the field only after the FIFA Date, against Grêmio, in a match that will be held at Arena Crefisa Barueri, on April 2nd, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

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