Result ends the sequence of seven alviverde wins; In the last 15 games, there were 14 triumphs of the team of Abel Ferreira
In the duel of the two largest powers of Brazilian football, the He went to Allianz Parque this Sunday (25) and won the 2-0, in a duel valid for the 10th round of. Arrascaeta, on a penalty, scored the first goal of the red-black victory in the second half. At the end of the game, Ayrton Lucas widened the scoring. With the result, Palmeiras follows at 22 points in the lead, but sees Flamengo touch, going to 21 points in second position. Palmeiras also sees their sequence of seven wins interrupted. In the last 15 games, there were 14 triumphs from Abel Ferreira’s team. The result also maintains the parish of Palmeiras to Flamengo in Brasileirão. It’s been eight years without winning the red-black at the national event, with seven wins and eight draws during this period.
Palmeiras could have had a different destination in the match, if he had taken the best chance of the start of the game. At 16 minutes of the first half, Piquerez went to hit a penalty marked after a touch of Varela hand, but ended up kicking badly and Rossi defended the charge. The first half was of few emotions, with the two cautious teams. In the final stage, the game became busier. Until the 25 minutes Arrascaeta suffered Murilo’s penalty. Referee Ramon Abatti Abel initially ordered to follow, but was called by VAR to review the bid and signaled the penalty. Unlike his compatriot, Arrascaeta did not waste and scored his eighth goal in Brasileirão, isolating himself as the top scorer of the competition.
Already at the end of the game, Palmeiras launched the attack and gave room for the red-black counterattack. Ayrton Lucas came out in Weverton’s face and widened the scoring. The negative note for the red-black team was on Gerson. The midfielder stepped strangely on the synthetic lawn and left the stretcher game early in the second half. He appears in Carlo Ancelotti’s pre-rista for Monday’s call. Palmeiras returns to the field on Wednesday, at 9:30 pm (Brasilia), against Sporting Cristal, for Libertadores, at Allianz Parque. The game will be the team’s farewell to their fans before boarding the Club World Cup in the United States. Already Flamengo faces Deportivo Táchira also on Wednesday, 21h30, in Maracanã. While the Paulistas are already classified and with the best campaign in the group stage, the cariocas are not yet guaranteed in the knockout.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Sarah Paula
