Palmeiras and Botafogo debut with a Brasileirão draw | OneFootball

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The meeting between the last champions of the Brasileirão ended in a draw this Sunday (30) at Allianz Parque.

Palmeiras and Botafogo stayed at 0 x 0 in a duel with clear chances of goal that ended up being wasted.

Verdão met its fans again after losing the final of the Paulistão against Corinthians.

Dissatisfied with the performance on the field, the Palmeiras fans booed the team right after the final whistle.

The current Brazilian champion had the debut of the Portuguese coach Renato Paiva and played its first match since the elimination in the Carioca Championship.

The visiting fans preferred to exalt what the team did in 2024 and shouted "is champion" right after the end of the match.

The game

Botafogo was superior for most of the game, especially in the first half.

The Glorious posed a threat especially with counter-attacks.

Igor Jesus was important to make the team advance quickly with the ball or hold it in the attacks.

In addition, he made Weverton make the hardest save of the match, at 28 minutes of ball rolling

The Botafogo goal did not come out because the team sinned in the final touches of the plays.

Savarino, for example, could not finish a move well in which the Glorious had two players against one from Palmeiras, in addition to Weverton.

In the second half, the Venezuelan had a great chance to face the goalkeeper, but did not control the ball well.

Despite still taking some scares, Palmeiras improved after the break.

Vitor Roque had a great chance to score the first goal since his return to Brazil.

But he failed to finish a cross into the area well and sent the ball out using his head.

He left the field for the entry of Flaco López, who missed an even better chance to make 1 x 0.

The Argentine was launched in depth and, face to face with John, ended up hitting the Botafogo goalkeeper.

Featured photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras/by Canon