Palmeiras beat Grêmio, 1-0, at Allianz Parque, in a game valid for the 33rd round of the Brasileirão. The duel was marked by protests from the fans at halftime, but Estêvão shone with a goal in the second half.
The result left Palmeiras with 64 points in second place in the competition. Meanwhile, Grêmio remains in 11th place, with 39 points.
The first half was dominated by Palmeiras, but they bet on a formation with changes and offensive. In the 6th minute, Felipe Anderson hit the post with an attempted cross after Marchesín missed. Afterwards, Verdão had a good chance with a header from Gustavo Gómez, but Grêmio’s goalkeeper made a great save.
Grêmio’s best chance came with Villasanti, who managed a great individual play, invaded the area and had a shot blocked by Murilo.
Faced with the end of the first stage and Palmeiras’ series of wastes in the match, the Palmeiras fans protested with shouts: “It’s not easy, no. Lots of time off for little obligation.”
In the second stage, Palmeiras came back more energetic and demanded a lot from goalkeeper Marchesín, who made great saves and played a leading role.
After many attempts, he scored after Dudu made a play on the left, cut inside, shot, Marchesín palmed it and, on the rebound, Estêvão appeared opportunistically to open the score and .
After that, Palmeiras still dominated, but they were not calibrated enough to take advantage of their chances. Therefore, the game ended with a slim victory for the São Paulo team, 1-0.
