Palmeiras comes from behind to beat Sao Paulo
Playing against a team it had not beaten this year, coming off two straight losses and having just lost its coach were not enough to hold Palmeiras back. The team came back from a 1-0 deficit and beat Sao Paulo 3-1 on Sunday, dealing its opponent its first loss in 10 games and preventing the team from Morumbi from opening a larger lead at the top of the standings. Luckily for Sao Paulo, second place Gremio went to Goiania and left with a 4-0 loss to Goias, who left the relegation zone thanks to the win.
In Presidente Prudente, Palmeiras was playing without its coach after Tite was fired this weekend, due to a decision taken by the team's direction following two straight losses, including a 3-2 defeat to last place Santa Cruz on Thursday. Sao Paulo failed to take clear control of the game at the start though, and the result was a poor first half. The leaders were still able to open the score with Souza in the 21st minute, but Palmeiras recovered and tied the game with Nen, 15 minutes later. Sao Paulo missed great chances at the start of the second half, but was down to 10 men when Alex Silva was sent off for a violent foul shortly after the 60th minute. The team did not retreat even then, and allowed many spaces for Palmeiras to start pulling forward, creating some great scoring chances. In the 83rd minute, a penalty kick was poorly awarded to Palmeiras, which scored its second of the game through Paulo Baier. A final goal by Marcinho would seal the score in injury time.
Playing after the Sao Paulo game was already over, Gremio knew it only needed to defeat Goias to close the gap to the leader to just one point. Before the first half was over, however, the team was already down 2-0, on goals by Souza and Jadilson. The locals surprised the team from Porto Alegre and could have even scored more goals, including on a clear penalty kick which was not awarded. Johnson and Souza scored two more goals - with Souza's goal being a beauty - in the second half to seal the 4-0 win. The loss left Gremio 4 points behind Sao Paulo and lifted Goias away from the relegation zone, now with 33 points in 15th place. Sao Paulo makes up its game against Atletico Paranaense on Saturday, and can open a seven point lead over Gremio.
Santos regained some ground by beating Flamengo 3-0 at the Vila Belmiro Stadium, its first win of the year of teams from Rio at home. After a poor scoreless first half, the locals finally opened the score when the second half began, with Wellington taking advantage of a backheel pass from Jonas to put Santos ahead 1-0. Flamengo was unable to take much control of the ball after suffering the goal, and Santos slowly waited for time to pass to collect the three points. Ze Roberto then scored his first goal for his new club to put Santos up 2-0, and Tabata finished it up near the end of the game to hand Flamengo the 3-0 loss that halted the team's three-game winning streak. Despite the result, Santos is still six points behind Sao Paulo.
Internacional and Corinthians played at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, and the locals were unable to win to move closer to Sao Paulo. Corinthians managed a 1-1 draw that kept the team unbeaten in its last five games away from home, but the team is now in 16th place, just two points above Ponte Preta. With a very violent start, the game showed little to make someone believe these were actually the two teams that finished in the first two positions in the league last year. Carlos Alberto opened the score for the visitors, who could have built an even larger lead when Roger and Magrao hit the crossbar in two separate plays. Fernandao tied the game for Inter still in the first half. The locals finally started playing better in the second half, but missed a few chances without being able to capitalize on its better control of midfield. Corinthians held on as well as it could, and left with a great result for what it showed in the pitch.
In other results, Botafogo missed quite a few chances and had to settle for a scoreless draw against Vasco in the local Rio de Janeiro derby at the Maracana Stadium. Santa Cruz got its second straight win by beating Juventude 1-0 at home, but is still in last place. Fluminense was surprised by Fortaleza and lost 3-1 at home, the same result Atletico Paranaense built as a host to Sao Caetano. Parana went to Florianopolis and left with a great 1-0 win over Figueirense. Cruzeiro did the same, defeating Ponte Preta 1-0 away to put the team from Campinas back in the relegation zone.
Due to Copa Sudamericana matches on Wednesday, and the Brazilian presidential elections on Sunday, the Brazilian Serie A stops for a while, returning for its 27th round on October 4. However, two games will be made up on Saturday, September 30: Atletico Paranaense hosting Sao Paulo, and Internacional playing Parana at home. The games had been postponed due to the Copa Libertadores final between Sao Paulo and Internacional, last month.
In Presidente Prudente, Palmeiras was playing without its coach after Tite was fired this weekend, due to a decision taken by the team's direction following two straight losses, including a 3-2 defeat to last place Santa Cruz on Thursday. Sao Paulo failed to take clear control of the game at the start though, and the result was a poor first half. The leaders were still able to open the score with Souza in the 21st minute, but Palmeiras recovered and tied the game with Nen, 15 minutes later. Sao Paulo missed great chances at the start of the second half, but was down to 10 men when Alex Silva was sent off for a violent foul shortly after the 60th minute. The team did not retreat even then, and allowed many spaces for Palmeiras to start pulling forward, creating some great scoring chances. In the 83rd minute, a penalty kick was poorly awarded to Palmeiras, which scored its second of the game through Paulo Baier. A final goal by Marcinho would seal the score in injury time.
Playing after the Sao Paulo game was already over, Gremio knew it only needed to defeat Goias to close the gap to the leader to just one point. Before the first half was over, however, the team was already down 2-0, on goals by Souza and Jadilson. The locals surprised the team from Porto Alegre and could have even scored more goals, including on a clear penalty kick which was not awarded. Johnson and Souza scored two more goals - with Souza's goal being a beauty - in the second half to seal the 4-0 win. The loss left Gremio 4 points behind Sao Paulo and lifted Goias away from the relegation zone, now with 33 points in 15th place. Sao Paulo makes up its game against Atletico Paranaense on Saturday, and can open a seven point lead over Gremio.
Santos regained some ground by beating Flamengo 3-0 at the Vila Belmiro Stadium, its first win of the year of teams from Rio at home. After a poor scoreless first half, the locals finally opened the score when the second half began, with Wellington taking advantage of a backheel pass from Jonas to put Santos ahead 1-0. Flamengo was unable to take much control of the ball after suffering the goal, and Santos slowly waited for time to pass to collect the three points. Ze Roberto then scored his first goal for his new club to put Santos up 2-0, and Tabata finished it up near the end of the game to hand Flamengo the 3-0 loss that halted the team's three-game winning streak. Despite the result, Santos is still six points behind Sao Paulo.
Internacional and Corinthians played at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, and the locals were unable to win to move closer to Sao Paulo. Corinthians managed a 1-1 draw that kept the team unbeaten in its last five games away from home, but the team is now in 16th place, just two points above Ponte Preta. With a very violent start, the game showed little to make someone believe these were actually the two teams that finished in the first two positions in the league last year. Carlos Alberto opened the score for the visitors, who could have built an even larger lead when Roger and Magrao hit the crossbar in two separate plays. Fernandao tied the game for Inter still in the first half. The locals finally started playing better in the second half, but missed a few chances without being able to capitalize on its better control of midfield. Corinthians held on as well as it could, and left with a great result for what it showed in the pitch.
In other results, Botafogo missed quite a few chances and had to settle for a scoreless draw against Vasco in the local Rio de Janeiro derby at the Maracana Stadium. Santa Cruz got its second straight win by beating Juventude 1-0 at home, but is still in last place. Fluminense was surprised by Fortaleza and lost 3-1 at home, the same result Atletico Paranaense built as a host to Sao Caetano. Parana went to Florianopolis and left with a great 1-0 win over Figueirense. Cruzeiro did the same, defeating Ponte Preta 1-0 away to put the team from Campinas back in the relegation zone.
Due to Copa Sudamericana matches on Wednesday, and the Brazilian presidential elections on Sunday, the Brazilian Serie A stops for a while, returning for its 27th round on October 4. However, two games will be made up on Saturday, September 30: Atletico Paranaense hosting Sao Paulo, and Internacional playing Parana at home. The games had been postponed due to the Copa Libertadores final between Sao Paulo and Internacional, last month.
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