He palmeiraslast champion of the Brazilian league, gave up this Saturday a draw at home, 1-1, against bragantino and despite remaining undefeated in the tournament, he moved away from the leader Botafogo, who will go into action this Sunday. Striker Artur put the team led by Portuguese Abel Ferreira ahead, while Juninho Capixaba equalized for the team from the city of Bragança Paulista.
With the result, Palmeiras reached fourteen points in six games, one less than Botafogo, who will catch up on the calendar this Sunday. Endrick, the great promise of Brazilian soccer and already negotiated with Real Madrid, whom he will leave in 2024 when he turns 18, came on in the second half to replace Rony. Bragantino, meanwhile, reached seven points and was in the middle of the table.
On the other hand, the flamenco defeated as a visitor, 2-3, the Bay and climbed to nine points. Experienced defender David Luiz, who scored his first goal for the Rio de Janeiro team; Matheus França and Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’ converted for ‘Fla’, while Biel and Ademir discounted for the Salvador club.
Bahía suffered two expulsions and ended up with nine players. As a curious fact, in the interval for the second half, Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, from Flamengo, made all his five changes at once.
Also this Saturday, in Rio de Janeiro, the fluminense rose to third position, with thirteen points, after beating 2-0 against cuiabá with goals from Paulo Henrique Ganso and Nino. With four points, Cuiabá, which this Saturday confirmed the return of Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira, remains in the relegation zone. Later, Atlético Mineiro received Internacional from Porto Alegre in Belo Horizonte.
On Sunday, the day is completed with six games. The Botafogo leader, led by the Portuguese coach Luís Castro, visits Goiás in Goiania (3 points); Athletico Paranaense (9) stars in the Curitiba classic against Coritiba (2) and in the Belo Horizonte derby bottom club América (1) faces Cruzeiro (9).
In Rio de Janeiro, Vasco da Gama (6 points) will host Santos (7); Gremio de Porto Alegre (7), led by Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez, will play against Fortaleza (9) and in the São Paulo derby Corinthians (4) will host Sao Paulo (8).
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