palm trees extended its advantage as leader of the Brazilian Championship after beating Santos this Sunday (1-0) with a goal from the Uruguayan Michael Merentiel in the twenty-seventh day of the league.
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Despite having one less player since the second half of the second half, Verdão won at home and remains the sole leader with 57 points, nine more than his direct pursuer, the Fluminense.
The Portuguese team Abel Ferrera now faces the last 11 days free of commitments. He has been eliminated from the Copa Libertadores and the Copa de Brasil, so the only thing left for him to fight for this year is a league that he already seems to have in his pocket.
A ‘Fla-Flu’ marked by expulsions
In the classic ‘Fla-Flu’, Fluminense was imposed on flamingo 1-2 in a match marked by expulsions.
Goosepenalty, and Nathan scored for the Tricolor of Rio de Janeiro, while the striker Gabriel Barbosa “Gabigol” scored the goal for the team led by Dorival Junior.
The result increased the morale of the Fluminense after falling this week in the semifinals of the Brazilian Cup against Corinthians and allowed him to continue dreaming mathematically for the league title.
Despite the defeat, flamingowith 45 points, continues to be encouraged by the finals of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil, where he is already installed.
Premiere of Nahuel Bustos with Sao Paulo
Sao Paulofor his part, sealed a victory with an Argentine accent against Ceará. The team from São Paulo won 0-2 against the Argentinian team Lucho Gonzalezthanks to the goals of the also Argentines Nahuel Bustos Y Jonathan Calleri.
busts premiered with Sao Paulowhile Calleri ended a streak of eight games without scoring, which allowed the team to breathe after two draws and two defeats.
