Palmeiras go 5 points clear at the top of the Brasileirão
Palmeiras go 5 points clear at the top of the Brasileirão Palmeiras are more firmly at the top than ever in Brazil’s Série A and now hold a five-point lead over the runners-up. The 2-1 win over Bahia this Sunday (5) at Arena Fonte Nova was their fifth straight victory in the competition. They now have 25 points, followed by São Paulo and Fluminense, both on 20, in second and third place respectively.
Jhon Arias opened the scoring for Palmeiras with a beautiful goal, set up with a classy backheel touch by Flaco López and finished clinically by the Colombian. David Duarte then equalized for Bahia. In stoppage time, after a corner kick, Ramos Mingo scored an own goal, much to the delight of Palmeiras fans.
The 10th round began on Saturday (4) with three matches: at Morumbis, São Paulo thrashed Cruzeiro 4-1, with three goals from Ferreirinha and one from Calleri, while Christian scored Cruzeiro’s consolation goal. At São Januário, Vasco lost 2-1 to Botafogo after coming from behind. David scored for the home side, while Villalba and Matheus Martins found the net for the visitors.
At Couto Pereira, Coritiba and Fluminense drew 1-1: Tiago Cóser scored for Coxa and John Kennedy for Tricolor. On Sunday, besides Bahia vs. Palmeiras, the Brasileirão featured six more matches: Chapecoense 1-1 Vitória at Arena Condá; Corinthians 0-1 Internacional at Neo Química Arena; Mirassol 0-1 Red Bull Bragantino at Maião; Atlético-MG 2-1 Athletico-PR at Arena MRV; Grêmio 0-0 Remo at Arena do Grêmio; and Flamengo 3-1 Santos at the Maracanã.
Pedro sparked the comeback against Santos Credits: Gilvan de Souza / Flamengo Chapecoense took the lead at home through Neto Pessoa, but Vitória grabbed an equalizer with a penalty converted by Matheuzinho in second-half stoppage time. In Itaquera, Bernabei was the man behind Internacional’s celebrations. The defeat left Corinthians in 16th place, just one step above the relegation zone.