Palmeiras got the better of the classic against Santos, winning 1-0 at Allianz Parque, in the 11th and last and penultimate round of the qualifying phase of the Campeonato Paulista. The game was defined in stoppage time in the first half, with a penalty converted by midfielder Raphael Veiga. The move that gave rise to the penalty, a foul by defender Emiliano Velázquez caused the defender to be sent off and Santos played with one player less throughout the second half. 
With tonight’s triumph, Alviverde – already classified in the quarterfinals of Paulistão – took off even more in the leadership of Group C, with 26 points, nine ahead of Mirassol (17). Peixe, commanded by Fabián Bustos, will depend on the last round to try to qualify. Peixe occupies the third position in Group D, with 10 points, just two points behind runner-up Santo André (12). In first of the group is Bragantino, with 19.
who holds the @Palmeiras in Paulistao Sicredi? Verdão won the Clássico da Saudade!#FootballPaulista #Paulistan22
? Renato Pizzutto / Ag. Paulistão pic.twitter.com/BlejteP19t— Paulistao (@Paulistao) March 13, 2022
In front of an audience of more than 38 thousand people at Allianz Parque, Verdão pressured Peixe from the first minutes. Santos resisted as best they could, with good marking in midfield. Even with more control of the ball, and insisting on plays on the sides of the field, João Paulo’s goal was little threatened. In the 23rd minute, the first real chance to score came from Peixe, with Ricardo Goulart who tested a poisonous ball to the ground that stopped the goalkeeper Weverton. Verdão responded in the attack, but João Paulo closed the goal twice: in a header by Gustavo Gómez and a kick by Rafael.
In stoppage time, after a rebound from a kick by midfielder Alviverde Zé Rafael, defender Velázquez took a penalty, after hitting Kuscevic’s chest inside the area, and as he had already received a yellow card minutes before – for kicking Rony in the head – the defender ended up expelled. The midfielder Raphael Veiga charged with precision in the right corner, without chances for the goalkeeper João Paulo, and put Verdão in front of the score.
On the return of the interval, Verdão wasted a shower of goals. In the first five minutes: first Dudu hit a cross and then Rony deflected it to the goal, but missed. Then it was the left side Jorge, in a beautiful individual move on the left. He got rid of three markers, but did not beat goalkeeper João Paulo, who saved Santos once again. Palmeiras continued to dominate the match, but made a mistake in the shots. In the final minutes, Peixe almost equalized with a kick from Gabriel Pirani, but this time it was goalkeeper Weverton who shone.
São Paulo thrashes Mirassol away from home
Sunday (13) was happy for the Tricolor Paulista fans who saw the team thrashing Mirassol away from home by 3-0, in the 11th and penultimate round of the qualifying phase of the Paulista Championship. The goals were scored by Reinaldo, from a penalty, Rigoni and Toró. With the triumph, São Paulo leads group B, with 20 points, and can no longer be reached by the other teams in the group. On Saturday (12), Tricolor had already secured the classification to the quarterfinals, after the defeat of Ferroviária (Group B) for Guarani (Group A). Despite the defeat, Mirassol is runner-up in group B, with 17 points, behind only Palmeiras.
In the arms of the people! ?@EmiRigoni ??#VamosSãoPaulo ?? pic.twitter.com/veiIOiBFk4
— Sao Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) March 13, 2022
