With 24 points, Palmeiras is only two behind Flamengo
With 33 points, Botafogo continues to lead
Palmeiras, the last league champion, drew this Saturday in Sao Paulo, 1-1, against Flamengoof the Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, in a match for the fourteenth day of the Brazilian Soccer Championship.
The only goal for the São Paulo team was converted by Dudu, while the Uruguayan Giogian de Arrascaeta equalized a few minutes from the end for the carioca team.
With the result, the Palmeiras of Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, continues in leading positions with 24 pointstwo less than Flamengo.
On Sunday, the leader Botafogo, who marches in front with 33 points and this Saturday he announced the Portuguese Bruno Lage as the new coach, he will visit Gremio in Porto Alegre, second with 26 units and in which Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez is confirmed.
Early this Saturday, andl Vasco da Gama, penultimate in the standings, exacerbated his crisis when they fell in Rio de Janeiro, 0-1, against Cruzeiro de Belo Horizonte.
Cuiabá, meanwhile, tied at home, 1-1, against Bahíawhile in a duel between former coaches, Atlético Mineiro lost in Belo Horizonte, 0-1, against Corinthians, led by former Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
Coritiba, meanwhile, defeated América de Belo Horizonte 3-1 at home.
The day ends on Sunday when, in addition to the duel between Gremio and Botafogo, matches Santos-Goiás, Fluminense-International, Bragantino-Sao Paulo and Fortaleza-Athletico Paranaense.