Palmeiras of the Portuguese Abel Ferreira stole the tip of the Brasileirao from Corinthians by beating Botafogo 4-0 this Thursday in Sao Paulo, at the close of the tenth round of the Brazilian soccer championship.
the paulistas, champions of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores, They dethroned their classic rivals from first place thanks to a brace by Roni and goals from Gustavo Scarpa and Wesley.
With a first half in a steamroller version, in which he scored three of the four goals, the ‘Verdão’ prevailed against Botafogo (15th) of the Portuguese Luis Castro, who fought to shorten the lead.
Nevertheless, the efforts of the cariocas, who are one point away from the relegation zone, they were worth little against the reflections of the goalkeeper of the Brazilian team Weverton.
Palmeiras reached 19 pointsone more than Corinthians, defeated 1-0 in their visit to Cuiabá on Tuesday.
– Double draw –
Secondly, the Sao Paulo (6th) of the legendary former goalkeeper Rogério Ceni remained in the battle to enter the podium by drawing 1-1 at Coritiba (5th).
Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri put the Paulista tricolor aheadbut striker Alef Manga evened the accounts in the second half.
In the other game of the closing of the date, andThe colista Fortaleza, of the Argentine coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda, He let a victory slip away at his stadium, the World Cup Arena Castelão, against Goiás (13th).
Although the versatile Iago Pikachu gave them the advantage early on, attacker Pedro Raúl rescued a point for his team with four minutes to go.
In one of Wednesday’s games, Red Bull Bragantino gave the note by beating the mighty Flamengo 1-0, a Mengao defeat that precipitated the dismissal of Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa.
– Tuesday:
Cuiaba 1-0 Corinthians
– Wednesday:
America Mineiro 0-2 Ceara
Youth 1-3 Athletico Paranaense
Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 Flamengo
Atletico Goianiense 2-1 Avai
Santos 1-1 International
Fluminense 5-3 Atletico Mineiro
– Thursday:
Palmeiras 4-0 Botafogo
Fortaleza 1-1 Goias
Coritiba 1-1 Sao Paulo
Classification:
Pts JGEP GF GC Dif
1. Palm trees 19 10 5 4 1 17 5 12
2. Corinthians 18 10 5 3 2 13 9 4
3. Athletico Paranaense 16 10 5 1 4 11 12 -1
4. Atletico Mineiro 16 10 4 4 2 16 13 3
5. Coritiba 15 10 4 3 3 14 12 2
6. São Paulo 15 10 3 6 1 16 12 4
7. International 15 10 3 6 1 11 9 2
8. Fluminense 14 10 4 2 4 13 12 1
9. America Mineiro 14 10 4 2 4 11 12 -1
10. Saints 13 10 3 4 3 13 9 4
11. Red Bull Bragantino 13 10 3 4 3 11 10 1
12. Ceara 13 10 3 4 3 12 12 0
13. Goias 13 10 3 4 3 11 13 -2
14. Flamingo 12 10 3 3 4 10 10 0
15. Botafogo 12 10 3 3 4 12 15 -3
16. Avaí 11 10 3 2 5 11 15 -4
17. Cuiaba 11 10 3 2 5 8 12 -4
18. Atletico Goianiense 10 10 2 4 4 8 13 -5
19. Youth 10 10 2 4 4 10 17 -7
20. Strength 6 10 1 3 6 7 13 -6
