Memphis Depay scored his first goal for Corinthians on a classic Paulista. With a beautiful header from the Dutchman, the alvinegro team beat Palmeiras, 1-0, in the round of the round of the round of the Brazilian Cup.
Faced with its fans, with over 46,000 fans at Neo Chemistry Arena, black and white formation had the chance to build a larger advantage, but Yuri Alberto was a penalty. Palmeiras, in turn, had a goal annulled by impediment.
With the result, the team led by Dorival Júnior will have the advantage of playing for a draw in the duel back, next Wednesday (6), at Allianz Parque. The triumph also relieves the pressure on the coach, who has his work questioned by the fans.
Corinthians came from three games without victory, all for the Brazilian Championship, with two draws and a defeat. The sequence pushed the team to the second half of the national table in 11th, with 21 points added in 17 matches.
Palmeiras, on the other hand, came to the classic packed by three consecutive wins in the Brazilian, in results that raised the team to third position, with 32 points and 15 games played.
The classic in Itaquera, which had among those present Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Court (STF), however, interrupted the good sequence Alviverde.
The magistrate watched the game at one of the arena’s cabins alongside Osmar Stábile, interim president of Corinthians.
The presence occurred on the same day Moraes was the target of sanctions imposed by the United States, under the management of Donald Trump, based on magnitsky law. The measure, articulated by licensed deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) and allies, includes freezing goods and restrictions on financial transactions. They accuse the minister of censorship and human rights violations.
Moraes saw Corinthians and Palmeiras made a first time intense, with chances for both sides. At 15 minutes, Memphis Depay was waged by Gustavo Gómez in the area, and the referee scored a penalty after consulting the VAR. In the collection, Yuri Alberto charged, and Weverton defended.
Palmeiras responded from 30, with Victor Roque’s finishing and Giay’s kick locked by Ramalho. At 43, the defender of the alvinegro team appeared well again, this time, to save, on the line, a kick of Giay.
After the break, Palmeiras again took control of the game, creating the main chances of goal, but it was Corinthians who managed to swing the net.
At 34 minutes, Garro quickly charged a foul, served Matheuzinho and the side crossed the head of Memphis. Marking free, shirt 10 beat goalkeeper Weverton and opened the scoring.
In his 11th classic against the main rivals of the Corinthian team, the Dutch came to his fifth victory, as well as three draws and three losses.
Almost following the goal scored by the Dutch, at 36, Palmeiras answered. He also managed to swing Hugo’s net with Maurício, but the goal was annulled by impediment. After that, Corinthians resumed control of the match and held the victory.
