Palmeiras thrash Vitória in Brasileiro, ease pressure before derby | OneFootball

The Palmeiras thrashed Vitória by 5 to 1 on Wednesday night in a match of the second round of the Brazilian Championship and achieved its first victory in the competition to take the second place. Murilo, Gustavo Gómez, Mauricio, Allan, and Ramón Sosa scored the goals for Verdão, while Dudu scored for Leão in the match that took place at Arena Crefisa Barueri, in Barueri.

The victory relieves the pressure on Palmeiras' side before the classic against Corinthians, which takes place on Sunday, for the Paulista Championship. The team led by Abel Ferreira had not won in two games.

Standings Situation

With this result, Palmeiras reaches four points in the Brasileirão and rises to the second position, behind Botafogo and Red Bull Bragantino, who have six. Vitória, on the other hand, remains with three points and drops to 11th in the standings.

📋 Match Summary

🟢⚪ PALMEIRAS 5 x 1 VITÓRIA 🔴⚫ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (2nd round) 🏟️ Location: Arena Crefisa Barueri, in Barueri (SP) 📅 Date: February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 8,953 spectators 💰 Revenue: R$ 263,547.00 🟨 Yellow cards: Allan (Palmeiras); Nathan Mendes, Jair Ventura, Ramon, Zé Marcos, and Lawan (Vitória) 🟥 Red cards: None

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Goals

⚽ Murilo, at 23′ of the 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Gustavo Gómez, at 28′ of the 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Mauricio, at 49′ of the 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Dudu, at 10′ of the 2nd half (Vitória) ⚽ Allan, at 18′ of the 2nd half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Ramón Sosa, at 34′ of the 2nd half (Palmeiras)

🟢⚪ Palmeiras Carlos Miguel; Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Piquerez; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira (Luis Pacheco), and Mauricio (Larson); Allan (Sosa), Flaco López (Bruno Rodrigues), and Vitor Roque (Luighi). Coach: Abel Ferreira

🔴⚫ Vitória Gabriel, Nathan Mendes (Mateus S.), Riccieli (Dudu), and Zé Marcos (Luan Cândido); Neris, Baralhas, Caíque Gonçalves, and Ramon; Fabri (Lawan), Aitor, and Erick (Matheuzinho). Coach: Jair Ventura

How was the game?

First half

Palmeiras started the game better and troubled Vitória, who arrived from the left with Baralhas, but saw Murilo appear to tackle. At ten minutes, Andreas Pereira crossed into the area, Gustavo Gómez tried with a header and sent it close to the goal. Shortly after, Vitor Roque advanced dangerously and passed to Allan, who deflected for Gabriel's save.

At 17, Palmeiras lifted the ball into the area, Gabriel punched it away, leaving it for Flaco López, who finished towards the open goal, but saw Caíque clear it off the line. Palmeiras opened the scoring at 23 minutes. Andreas Pereira took a corner into the area, Murilo rose and headed it into the goal. The ball deflected off Zé Marcos and hit Gabriel's net.

Five minutes later, Gustavo Gómez extended the lead. After a free-kick by Andreas Pereira, the ball stayed alive in the area, Murilo headed it, and the captain tapped it over the goalkeeper to make it 2-0. Shortly after, Palmeiras had a dangerous counter-attack. Allan passed to Khellven, who crossed into the area, Neris covered, and Gabriel saved.

At 37, Aitor received a good pass in the area, finished, but was stopped by a great save from Carlos Miguel. Palmeiras responded immediately. After Carlos Miguel's clearance, Flaco López passed to Vitor Roque, who advanced and shot across for Gabriel's save. Mauricio extended the lead in stoppage time. Andreas Pereira played a one-two with Piquerez and backheeled for the left-back to cross low to Mauricio, who appeared free in the small area and sent it to the back of the net at 49.

Second half

Right at the start of the second half, Flaco López posed a threat. The Argentine controlled in the area and hit Mateus Silva's arm. Subsequently, he hit Zé Marcos. The VAR checked and let play continue. Subsequently, Vitória saw Carlos Miguel fail and almost scored the first. Gabriel launched Fabri in attack, he beat the defense and shot as the goalkeeper came out, who touched the ball and let it pass. Khellven saved it off the line.

Vitória reduced the score at ten minutes. Dudu played a one-two with Ramon and Fabri, appeared at the edge of the area, and shot over Carlos Miguel to make it 3-1. At 14, Piquerez almost scored the fourth. He received from Vitor Roque and unleashed a shot that hit the crossbar. The ball bounced near the line and went out. Shortly after, Carlos Miguel almost got into trouble with a shot from Fabri, but managed to save.

Palmeiras' response came at 17 minutes with 4-1. Andreas opened with Allan on the right, the number 40 carried it to the middle and unleashed a bomb to score a great goal. At 28, Vitor Roque invaded the area, contested between two, fell in the area, but the referee let play continue. Six minutes later, Ramón Sosa shot from outside the area, the ball deflected off Luan Cândido and lobbed over Gabriel.

Next Matches

Palmeiras

Match: Corinthians vs Palmeiras Competition: Paulista Championship (7th round) Date and time: February 8, 2026 (Sunday), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP)

Vitória

Match: Jequié vs Vitória Competition: Baiano Championship (7th round) Date and time: February 7, 2026 (Saturday), at 4 PM (Brasília time) Location: Estádio Waldomirão, in Jequié (BA)

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