Juventude lose to Palmeiras, Flamengo off top spot: round 31 table | OneFootball

Leader, Palmeiras has 65 points, compared to Flamengo’s 64, in the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship

Flamengo is no longer the leader of the Brasileirão. That’s because Palmeiras defeated Juventude this Sunday (02), in Caxias do Sul, for the 31st round of the tournament. In addition, four other matches took place in the Brazilian Championship.

See the updated Brasileirão table:

Competition table provided by Superscore

The round continued with Ceará’s 2-0 win over Fluminense. Antonio Galeano and Pedro Raul scored the goals at Arena Castelão, while Ignácio received a red card among the visitors. Thus, the northeastern team moves further away from the relegation zone (Z-4).

Bahia also won at home. Willian José scored twice against Red Bull Bragantino at Arena Fonte Nova. The visitors pulled one back with Matheus Fernandes. Therefore, the result keeps the winners in fifth place and the losers in 14th.

At Neo Química Arena, defender Gustavo Henrique, formerly of Flamengo, opened the scoring and the Dutchman Depay extended the lead. Thus, Grêmio remained in 11th place in the table, while the home team stayed in 10th.

In the battle for the lead, Palmeiras beat Juventude 2-0 with goals from Bruno Rodrigues and Felipe Anderson. The result at Alfredo Jaconi gave the lead to Palmeiras, while the defeated side remained second from bottom.

At São Januário, Vasco lost to São Paulo 2-0. A penalty converted by Lucas Moura and a goal from Luiz Gustavo kept the visitors in eighth place, while the home team stayed in ninth.

What did Flamengo do in the 31st round?

In the 31st round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo won their match against Sport 3-0 at Maracanã. Bruno Henrique scored twice and Arrascaeta added another, leaving the Most Beloved with 64 points.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

In the fight for the title, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (05) to face São Paulo. The match will take place at Vila Belmiro, starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 32nd round.

Thus, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match between Flamengo and São Paulo.

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