The palm trees won the classic this Sunday against Saints by 0-1 and assumed the leadership of the Brazilian Championship thanks to the Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez, dethroning the Corinthianswhich fell to third place after drawing 1-1 against América on matchday eight of the league.
Verdao took the top of the standings with 15 points, the same as Atlético Mineiro and Corinthians, who have a worse balance of goals. Santos, meanwhile, remained in the center of the table with 11 points, the same as America.
Gustavo Gómez’s header scored the winning goal in the second half, but Palmeiras’ scoreline could have been higher had Raphael Veiga not missed the VAR-reviewed penalty. Santos had a disallowed goal.
Corinthians, meanwhile, had a bad game, but managed to start a draw at home against an América team that has put its entire arsenal in the Brazilian league after being eliminated in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores with the worst campaign of a team. Brazilian in the continental tournament.
The group led by Vitor Pereira fell to third place in the standings, after Atlético Mineiro came from behind against Avaí with goals from Hulk and Eduardo Sasha.
Comeback and victory for Flamengo in the other derby
In another of the day’s derbies, Flamengo, who started the tournament as one of the big favorites but disappointed, won a 2-1 comeback against Fluminense at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
The Colombian naturalized Argentine Germán Ezequiel Cano opened the scoring, but ‘Mengão’ got the comeback with goals from Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’ and Andreas Pereira.
Flamengo came from behind in the derby against Fluminense
The victory means a new respite for the Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa after a series of misunderstandings in the team, but the team from Rio de Janeiro remains in the center of the table, although now with 12 points, one more than its rival.
The day before, Sao Paulo, with a goal from Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri, tied 2-2 with Ceará, who avoided defeat thanks to a goal from Colombian John Stiven Mendoza.
Goiás and Bragantino drew 1-1, the same result as Fortaleza-Juventude on Saturday. Coritiba beat Botafogo 0-1, while Cuiabá was defeated 0-1 by Athlético Paranaense. The day ends on Monday with the match between Internacional and Goianiense.
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