Mauricio Shines as Palmeiras Outperform and Debut with Victory in Paulistão | OneFootball

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The 2025 version of Palmeiras, still without reinforcements on the field, debuted with a victory in Paulistão.

Playing at Allianz, the current three-time champion defeated Portuguesa 2-0 on Wednesday (15).

The match was part of the opening round of the competition and had Mauricio as a standout player.

Verdão Dominance

Palmeiras did what was expected: they controlled the game from the start.

Rômulo - highly celebrated by the fans as soon as the lineup was announced - showed personality.

The Palestrina mission was to overcome a well-organized defense.

Verdão opened the scoring with Maurício at 11 minutes after pressuring the opponent's defense.

Palmeiras worked for a bigger advantage before halftime - especially after Estevão "got into the game".

Meanwhile, Lusa did little - they didn't even hit Weverton's goal.

Mauricio Decides AGAIN

The second half saw a more present Portuguesa in the opponent's field.

They even celebrated a penalty before VAR indicated otherwise.

Palmieras' response came at 70', with another goal from Mauricio resulting from a rehearsed play.

🔢 Schedule and Standings 📅

They will play again on Saturday (18), visiting Noroeste at Alfredo de Castilho.

On the same day, Lusa will face Novorizontino at Canindé. Check the updated Paulistão standings here.

Featured Image: Renato Pizzutto/Ag. Paulistão