Palmeiras fell this Saturday during his visit to Saints 1-0, a result that left the team Neymar out of the relegation zone and as the only leader of the Brazilian league Flamengowho beat 1-5 against Sport.
With only five days remaining until the end of the tournament, the Flamengo took over the first position, with 71 points, three more than Palmeiraswhile Saints escaped the group of last four that will fall to the Second Division, although it remains under threat.
In front of a Palmeiras decimated by date FIFASantos became strong and dominated the match, with Neymar lined up as a false 9 but with barely any glimpses of his quality and still out of shape, after recovering from another of his recurring injuries.
Domination turned into victory in added time, when Argentine Benjamín Rollheiser finally beat goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, one of the best players in the game this Saturday.
The Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira He had to improvise to put together Palmeiras, who felt the absence of their main players.
The Paraguayans were missing Gustavo Gómez and Ramón Sosa; the Uruguayans Emiliano Martínez, Facundo Torres and Joaquín Piquerez, as well as the Brazilian Vítor Roque, all called up by their national teams.
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The Argentine José Manuel “Flaco” López was in the same situation, who was able to return in time after the Albiceleste match against Angola. He entered the second stage, but felt tired from the trip from Luanda.
With the tie, Palmeiras let Flamengo escape, with whom in addition to fighting for the Brazilian Championship title they will play the final of the Copa Libertadores on November 29 in Lima.
The two matches played this Saturday had been postponed to this date in the middle of the year, due to the FIFA Club World Cup.
