Palmeiras overwhelm Vitória as Pereira runs the show | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Palmeiras thrashed Vitória 5-1 to claim their first league win and climb to second. Murilo opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a glancing header from an Andreas Pereira corner. Gustavo Gómez doubled the lead (28.), and Maurício made it three in the fifth minute of first half stoppage time. Porco controlled 59.8% possession and hit eight shots on target from 17 attempts, while Pereira supplied three assists. Dudu pulled one back (56.) before Allan Andrade Elias replied (63.) and substitute Ramón Sosa added a late fifth (80.), with Verdão rising from 10th to second and set to visit Internacional next, while Nêgo host Flamengo.

Player of the Match: Andreas Pereira created relentlessly, delivering three assists and five key passes to stitch Porco's attacks together.

Stat of the Match: Murilo won six aerial duels, a platform for his opener and dominance in both boxes.

Three Things We Learned: Verdão's centre-backs are a scoring threat, with Murilo and Gustavo Gómez both striking before the interval. Pereira led the game with five key passes, underlining his creative control. Leão da Barra won only 38.7% of their aerial duels, a weakness that hurt them against sustained pressure.