palm treeswith a goal from Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez in the 90th minute and another from Murilo in added time, signed a epic comeback 1-2 to defeat to Sao Paulo in the classic paulista and stay sole leader of the Brazilian Championship.
The team of the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, champion of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadoresstruggled to take the three points at the Morumbí, in the match that closed the thirteenth round and ended with a brawl between the players from both teams.
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To the green and white team, which chain already 19 games without losingthe last six minutes were enough to sentence a Sao Paulo what he was ahead at minute 17 through Patrickwho took advantage of an unfortunate deflection by Gabriel Menino to open the scoring.
That goal had to overcome the VAR analysis between the protests of the Palmeiras players, who insistently claimed that the Sao Paulo midfielder helped himself to beat Weverton.
Those led by Ferreira would request a penalty on Rony minutes later in a dispute with the local goalkeeper, but the referee Anderson Daronco and the VAR ruled out the maximum penalty.
In the second half, Morumbí’s Tricolor settled for a tight 1-0 in their favor and ended up giving the initiative to Palmeiras in the hope of catching a counterattack and finishing the job.
That strategy broke down with Gómez’s header in the 90th minute and the shot of his partner in defense, the Brazilian Muriloat the exit of a corner that silenced the Morumbí fans in the last play of the match.
With this win, el Palmeiras sum 28 points and remains the sole leader of the Brazilian Championship, with a three-point advantage over Corinthianswhich on Sunday beat Goiás at home by the minimum (1-0).
The Sao Paulo remains in a discreet ninth position, with a provisional balance of four wins, six draws and three losses.
palm trees y Sao Paulo will meet again this Thursday in the first leg of the round of 16 of the brazil cup.