Vitor Roque the hero as Palmeiras beat Atlético-MG, Hulk scores a screamer | OneFootball

At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras defeated Atlético-MG 3-2 on Sunday (20th), in the 15th round of the Brasileirão 2025.

Before the game started, Richard Ríos went to the field to bid farewell to the Verdão fans. The Colombian midfielder is transferring to Benfica.

After spending some time on the bench, Ríos returned to the locker room.

When the game started, Palmeiras was better and controlled the actions.

And, after coach Cuca substituted Gabriel Menino - former Verdão player who went straight to the locker room - 30 minutes into the game, Piquerez took a corner kick to the near post, and Lucas Evangelista got ahead of the defense to head the ball past Everson and open the scoring for Palmeiras.

However, towards the end of the first half, Hulk executed a perfect free kick from the edge of the penalty area to equalize.

But after the break, Vitor Roque - relieving 50kg off his shoulders - completed a cross from the left in the area, the ball deflected off Junior Alonso and ended up in the back of Galo's net.

The Tigrinho was also decisive in the third goal, stealing the ball from Rômulo and serving Facundo Torres in the area, who passed it to Maurício to score the third.

In stoppage time, Hulk scored another free kick for Galo, heating up the end of the game.

🚦 Current Standings

With the victory, breaking a negative streak of three rounds without wins, Palmeiras reached 26 points and rose to fourth place.

Meanwhile, Atlético-MG, which suffered its second consecutive defeat in the championship, remained with 20 points in ninth place.

Verdão returns to the field next Wednesday (23rd), when they visit Fluminense at Maracanã, for the 16th round of the Brasileirão.

Meanwhile, Galo hosts Atlético Bucaramanga at Arena MRV on Thursday (24th), for the second leg of the Conmebol Sudamericana playoffs.

Atlético-MG's next match will be the following Sunday (27th), when they visit Flamengo at Maracanã, for the 17th round.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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