2023-09-22 04:34:21
09/21/2023 11:34 p.m. Updated on 09/21/2023 11:36 p.m.
Attention, Mouth! Days before playing the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semis, Palmeiras fell 1-0 to Gremio de Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul. Did Abel Ferreira take care of his legs? Not at all. Verdao went with the best to face Gaucho, in a key duel for the Brasileirao fight, and returned to San Pablo with more doubts than certainties. Will he have an impact on the team’s morale?
Palmeiras lost before the semi against Boca
Palmeiras went out with Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gomez, Murilo and Joaquin Piquerez; Gabriel Menino and Raphael Veiga; Mayke, Ze Raphael and Arthur; and Endrick as an attack reference. On the other side, none other than Luis Suárez is present, in addition to Franco Cristaldo. However, the one who gave Gremio the victory was Joao Pedro, Gaucho’s right back, culminating a great collective play with a devastating shot. At the closing, Mathias Villasanti went to the showers early.
Did Palmeiras play badly? The truth is, no. He dominated much of the match from possession of the ball (75% in the complement), finished 14 times (three on goal) and was solid in defending spaces. But in football you win with goals and Verdao lacked aim facing Gabriel Grando’s goal: he burst the crossbar in one of the last ones. Abel Ferreira, very hot, went to the locker room before the final whistle.
With this result, the Brasileirao is on fire. Botafogo is on its way to the title and, with 51 points, it is at the top. Palmeiras is the second runner-up, with 44 units. And now, with this enormous victory, the Gaucho was 3rd, with 43. They are followed by RB Bragantino (42), Fluminense (41), Athletico Paranaense (40) and Flamengo (40). Brazilian football is always competitive. There must be a reason that it has three representatives among the best four in America…
Palmeiras are already thinking about the Copa Libertadores and, judging by the performance in Porto Alegre, they should be worried. Next Tuesday, from 9:30 p.m., Verdao will visit La Bombonera, for the first leg of the semifinals. Luckily for Abel Ferreira’s team, the Brasileirao will have a break over the weekend, so they can focus fully on the series against Boca.
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