O Palm trees won the Athletico-PR 1-0 this Sunday (19), at Allianz Parque, in a game valid for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. The goal of the match was scored by Gustavo Gómez.
With the result, the Alviverde team now has 29 points and remains at the top of the table. The team from Paraná remains in 6th place, with 19 points.
How was the game
Palmeiras opened the scoring in the 14th minute. After a corner kick, Gustavo Gomez He competed with Arthur Dias at the top and took advantage of the surplus to score.
The team had another chance at 33, when Arthur served Jhon Arias inside the area, and the attacker finished demanding a good defense from Santos.
Athletico-PR’s best opportunity came in the 45th minute. Viveros received a shot in the middle, dribbled past Murilo, cut inside and tried to shoot, but it was blocked by a tackle from Giay.
Overall, the first half was controlled by , which managed to impose its pace and limit Athletico-PR’s actions, making it difficult for the opponent to build its offensive.
Verdão started to have one less player at the beginning of the second half, when Murilo was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a harsh foul on Viveros.
With the numerical advantage, Athletico-PR began to press more and faced danger in the 15th minute, when Carlos Miguel made a great save after Mendonza’s shot from the right side.
At 32, it was Lucas Evangelista’s turn to scare when he received a pass from Allan, but was stopped by a cart at the time of the finish.
The field referee awarded a penalty to Athletico-PR in the 39th minute, after Benedetti, who had just entered, brought down Viveros inside the area. However, the penalty was overturned after a VAR review.
In the final stretch, the pressure from the Paraná club intensified, requiring new defenses from Carlos Miguel, but the team closed well and managed to hold on to the result, securing a 1-0 victory.
Referee awarded a penalty for Athletico against Palmeiras. But, at VAR, the call was canceled.
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Next round
Palmeiras faces next Sunday (26), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Cícero de Souza Marques. On the same day, Athletico-PR faces , also at 6:30 pm, at Arena da Baixada.
