He Palmeiras recovered and retained this Sunday the leadership of the Brazilian Championship by winning by 0-2 to Youth on the thirty-first matchday, ousting Flamengo by just one point. With goals from Bruno Rodrigues and Felipe Anderson, Verdão rose to 65 points, surpassing Flamengo (64), which just the day before had assumed first place after beating Sport Recife 3-0.
Abel Ferreira’s team, which lined up the majority of substitutes, dominated the match from the beginning against a weak Juventude that, although it generated some opportunities, did not have the necessary aim to achieve them and still has not left the bottom of the table, where it has only 17 points.
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Bruno Rodrigues opened the scoring in the 24th minute by taking advantage of a rebound in the area, and Felipe Anderson sealed the result midway through the second half with a powerful shot from the edge of the area.
With eight games remaining, the table remains tight: Palmeiras leads with 65 points, closely followed by Flamengo with 64. They join the podium Cruzeirowhich is third with 60 units and one more game.
