Palmeiras managed to get a draw on Monday (23) with Inter Miami, 2-2, after spending much of the duel losing two goals difference. With the result, the alviverde team advanced to the round of 16 of the Club World Cup as group A leader.
In the city of Miami Guardens, Allende opened the scoring in the first half, Luis Suárez expanded in the second, but Paulinho and Mauricio, the latter three minutes from the end of regular time, decreed the draw in the confrontation – the team led by Lionel Messi also qualified and will face PSG in the round of 16.
In the next phase, the training led by Abel Ferreira will face Botafogo. The duel between Brazilian clubs will be next Saturday (28), at 13h (Brasília), at Lincoln Financial Field.
It will be the newest chapter of a rivalry that has been cultivated by the clubs in the last two years, with fierce disputes in the Brazilian Championship and a duel in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
In the latest clashes, the Lone Star team got the best. In November, the teams made at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo, a kind of early final of the national, in duel for the 36th round of the event. At that point, they were tied in the classification table, with 70 points.
Even at the opponent’s house, Botafogo imposed itself and, with a 3-1 win, isolated themselves in the lead and headed to win the third Brazilian title in its history.
It was an even tastier triumph for the General Severiano club, which tastes a rematch after having the cup in hand in the 2023 edition of the championship and letting the cup escape, falling in the lap of Palmeiras, which was 13 points behind in the table.
It also brings good memories to the Botafoguenses the last meeting with Palmeiras in knockout phases. In the trajectory that led Botafogo to conquer the first Libertadores in its history in 2024, the club eliminated the São Paulo team in the round of 16.
In Rio, Botafogo won 2-1. Then the 2-2 draw sealed the classification for the quarterfinals, the same phase desired by both now, but worldwide.
