Vasco stun Fluminense 3-2 with historic comeback at the Maracanã
Vasco stun Fluminense 3-2 with historic comeback at the Maracanã With two goals at the end of the match, Vasco defeated Fluminense 3-2, coming from behind, on Wednesday night (18), at Maracanã, confirming their good form in the Brasileirão after the hiring of coach Renato Gaúcho. The team was losing 2-1 until the 42nd minute of the second half. Also in the opening of the seventh round of the competition, which featured seven games, Palmeiras beat Botafogo 2-1 at Allianz Parque and took the lead with 16 points.
With the support of their fans, Palmeiras opened the scoring with Allan. John Arias extended the lead and Danilo pulled one back for the team from Rio. Palmeiras benefited from Atlético-MG's victory over São Paulo, 1-0 at Arena MRV, with a goal by Iván Román, a result that kept the São Paulo side at 16 points, now in second place.
At Arena Fonte Nova, Bahia, in third place with 14 points, won 2-0 against Red Bull Bragantino, with goals from Luciano Juba and Erick. Also having a standout campaign in the Brasileirão, Coritiba won again—this time against Mirassol, at Maião, in Mirassol, 1-0, goal by Lavega. Coxa is in fifth place with 13 points.
The other team from Paraná in the competition, Athletico, also secured three points in the round. It was against Cruzeiro, who are at the bottom: 2-1 at Arena da Baixada, goals from Mendoza and Viveros, all within the first 12 minutes of the match. In the second half, Villarreal pulled one back for Cruzeiro, who remain with 3 points.
Meanwhile, at Vila Belmiro, Santos lost to Internacional 2-1. Zé Ivaldo, own goal, put Inter ahead. Then, Neymar scored for Santos from the penalty spot.