Duo shine as Palmeiras win and extend unbeaten run | OneFootball

By Victória Romanelli

On the eve of its 111th anniversary, Palmeiras got ahead of itself and gave itself a present by defeating Sport 3-0 in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. Wearing the third jersey, yellow in allusion to the 60 years that Verdão represented the Brazilian National Team, Abel Ferreira's team did their homework and saw the duo Flaco López and Vitor Roque shine again.

Vitor Roque provided two assists for Flaco López's two goals. Gustavo Gómez was responsible for closing the score that could have been even more elastic if Palmeiras had taken advantage of the other chances they had. The result put Verdão back in second place in the competition, with 42 points won.

After being shut out against Universitario-PER, Verdão's attack worked well again and thrilled the over 36,000 fans present at Allianz Parque. And the home team could have opened the scoring even earlier, as they bothered Sport from before the first ten minutes. Flaco López opened the scoring in the 13th minute of the first half. He took advantage of Vitor Roque's assist and hit first to beat goalkeeper Gabriel.

Palmeiras had more possession of the ball and, this time, knew what to do with it. It's true that not every play ended in the best way. But Abel Ferreira's team accelerated the game and had good offensive plays. Soon after the first goal, they pressed Leão, but saw Gabriel appear well to avoid another quick Palmeiras goal.

The advantage on the scoreboard gave Verdão greater tranquility, which killed the game before the 15th minute of the second half. At ten, Vitor Roque received on the right and sent it to Flaco López's head, on the second post. The Argentine headed point-blank, the goalkeeper even tried to defend, but the ball had already crossed the line.

To crown the night, the third goal came in a rehearsed play. Khellven took a corner kick, Evangelista touched quickly to Mauricio, who lifted the ball for Gustavo Gómez to rise firmly and head to swell the net. From there, Abel made changes to his team to hold on to some and give new gas: Giay, Allan, Jefté, Sosa, and Facundo Torres entered in place of Khellven, Evangelista, Piquerez, Felipe Anderson, and Mauricio.

Facundo Torres had two chances to score, but saw the goalkeeper do well and defend. In the first, he palmed a cross shot and in the second, he just gave a touch over the crossbar. Sosa also made a smoke in Sport's defense and had a dangerous shot from outside the area in the final minutes.

With the result, Palmeiras reached its eighth game without losing in the Brasileirão. There are six wins, four consecutive, and two draws.

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