Palmeiras defend ten-year unbeaten run v Vasco, see the stats | OneFootball

Palmeiras visits Vasco da Gama this Thursday (12), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Estádio São Januário, for the fifth round of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Verdão defends a long-standing unbeaten streak in the direct clash against the Rio team. In total, the São Paulo club has not lost to their opponent since November 2015, a streak that has lasted ten years.

Vasco’s last victory happened precisely in 2015, at Allianz Parque, during the second round of that year’s Campeonato Brasileiro. Since then, there have been 14 matches without a win for the Rio team against Verdão, with ten victories for Palmeiras and four draws – the last five matches ended with wins for the alviverde side.

At São Januário, the venue for this Thursday’s match, the streak is even longer. Vasco’s last win at the stadium against Palmeiras was in 2012, by 3-1.

Since then, there have been four matches at the venue, all won by Palmeiras – in 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2020. The 2018 victory, in particular, was memorable for securing Verdão the Campeonato Brasileiro title that season.

Return to São Januário

The match marks Palmeiras’ return to Estádio São Januário after six seasons. The last time the club played there was in November 2020, in a match that marked Abel Ferreira’s debut in the Brasileirão for the club. On that occasion, the São Paulo team won 1-0, in a game played without fans due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since then, the teams have faced each other three times with Vasco as the home team, but outside São Januário: two matches in Brasília, both won by Palmeiras, and one at Maracanã, which ended in a draw.

Abel vs. Renato Gaúcho

The match also marks the reunion of Abel Ferreira and Renato Gaúcho. In total, the coaches have faced each other ten times. The Palmeiras coach has the advantage in the record, with six wins, in addition to two draws and two losses.

The coaches have already decided important titles. Renato Gaúcho is Abel Ferreira’s biggest victim in finals for Palmeiras – of the 11 titles won by the Portuguese coach at the club, nine were decided in finals, and in two of them the defeated opponent was Renato.

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