The ‘Verdao’ beat Cuiabá 1-0 with a goal from Gabriel Verón
The top of the Brasileirao table is tight, with 6 teams in 5 points
Palmeiras defeated Cuiabá 1-0 on Mondayregained the leadership of Brazilian Championship and ousted Atlético Mineiro on matchday seventeen of the Brazilian Championship played at the Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo. With a goal from Gabriel Verón, Verdao returned to first position, now with 33 points, two more than Atlético Mineiro, who is breathing down his neck. Concentrated on the Copa Libertadores, where they aspire to win the title for the third consecutive year, Verdao has not shown its best game in the last days of the Brazilian tournament.
After a bland first half in which Palmeiras failed to break Cuiabá’s defensive barrier, those led by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira returned from the break eager to score. At 49 minutes, Veron he got the advantage after a pass from Mike that allowed him to slip between Marllon, Joaquim and Alan, the Cuiabá defenders.
Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira’s strategy to get the Mato Grosso team away from the relegation zone was thwarted by Verdao’s enthusiasm in the second half. No matter how hard he tried to define and with a better performance in the second half, Cuiabá couldn’t get the ball into the net protected by Weberton.
With 19 points that place it in fifteenth place, the Mato Grosso club is now preparing to host Atlético Mineiro this week in the eighteenth round match.
