With the result, Verdão remains in second place, with 64 points and reduced the gap to leader Botafogo to three; Rio team plays this Saturday against Criciúma
He massacred him at Allianz Parque, in the 33rd round of the Brasileirão. The score of 1 to 0 did not reflect the number of shots, 33 to 6 for the Palmeiras team. There were many mistakes from a team that even improved mentally compared to the one that lost to , but the ball not going in despite so much pressure led the fans to boo the team. It was the goal that reconnected with the fans and allowed them to dream of the title. The match was the first at Allianz Parque since the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF) banned the entry of items from the Alviverde stain in stadiums in São Paulo, after the ambush organized against Cruzeiro fans from Blue Mafia.
In general, this was accomplished, even though the sector occupied by La Mancha continued with traditional chants and white shirts, even if without identification. With the result, Palmeiras remains in second place, with 64 points and reduced the gap to the leader to three. The Rio team plays this Saturday against , in Rio. Palmeiras visits on Wednesday for the 34th round of the Brasileirão, at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador. Grêmio is 11th, with 40, and hosts , in a direct duel in the fight to escape relegation.
On the field, they surprised with a more offensive team. Richard Rios was drawn onto the frame of a means with just Aníbal Moreno as a steering wheel. Stephen, Raphael Veiga, Mauritius e Felipe Anderson They made up a line of four. The more offensive lineup had an effect. Palmeiras found it easy to exchange passes in the attacking field and scared the goal defended by Marchesin in the first few minutes. Right away, the players’ mood was different from that shown in the defeat to Corinthians.
Defensively, the alviverde team did not suffer. Largely due to Grêmio’s difficulty in articulating any move – they sent the team to the field with three midfielders. Even so, the Palmeiras players performed their duties well without the ball, with high pressure. The team from Rio Grande do Sul completed only once, in an individual play of Villasantibut stopped at Weverton. The catimba of the Gremistas, who were satisfied with the draw, broke Palmeiras’ rhythm. Marchesín was slow to take goal kicks. Jemerson even received a yellow card for messing up a free kick. Even throw-ins were an opportunity to kill time.
It was enough for Palmeiras to control the ball for longer than Maurício reached the goal, which was invalidated due to offside. As the match was going, it seemed like it wouldn’t take long for the visitors to give in to the pressure. But Renato Gaúcho’s team resisted until the end of the first half, which was enough for the fans to boo Palmeiras as they left the field and chant: “It’s not easy, no, it’s a lot of time off for little obligation.”
The pressure that was in the Palmeiras game transferred to the mental. The team returned to the field making silly mistakes. When he arrived, Marchesín continued to save Grêmio. The team started to organize itself and build more plays, leading to more and more danger. Good arrivals alternated with shots very far from the Grêmio goal, which were accompanied by boos. The sound was repeated when Grêmio finished for the second time in the game, 15 minutes into the second half.
A big problem for Palmeiras was that their players seemed to be afraid of finishing. Passes were repeated even inside the area before a shot. Hence one of the many impatience of Palmeiras fans, who also booed Felipe Anderson, when the striker left the field to make way for Dudu.
Mayke and Flaco López also entered. Palmeiras continued to alternate between scaring Grêmio and wasting chances. In one of the attacks, after a corner, Gustavo Gómez missed a goal inside the small area. Even the post prevented the Palmeiras fans from shouting a goal.
It was then that Stephen’s star shone. Dudu, who came in to look for submissions, found space on the left and hit a cross. Marchesín palmed it, and the ball was left for the boy to put it in the goal and go celebrate with the fans, as if everyone in green had made peace.
Grêmio then launched the attack. The team that had been struggling to defend had even more difficulty creating. Abel Ferreira reinforced the defensive pieces in midfield. It was Palmeiras who could afford to hold the game, as they did until the final whistle.
Technical sheet
PALMEIRAS 1
PALMEIRAS – Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Murilo, Gustavo Gómez and Caio Paulista (Mayke); Aníbal Moreno; Estêvão, Raphael Veiga (Zé Rafael), Maurício (Richard Ríos) and Felipe Anderson (Dudu); Rony (Flaco López). Coach: Abel Ferreira.
GÊMIO – Marchesín; João Pedro, Rodrigo Ely, Jemerson and Reinaldo; Villasanti, Dodi (Monsalve) and Edenilson (Nathan Fernandes); Aravena (Cristaldo), Soteldo (Pepe) and Braithwaite (Diego Costa). Coach: Renato Gaúcho.
GOALS – Estêvão, 26 minutes into the second half.
YELLOW CARDS – Murilo, Gustavo Gómez, Estêvão and Mayke (Palmeiras) and Jemerson, Villasanti and Monsalve (Grêmio).
REFEREE – Marcelo de Lima Henrique (CE).
AUDIENCE – 33,670 present.
INCOME – R$ 2,654,209.69.
LOCATION – Allianz Parque, in São Paulo.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Fernando Dias
