Palmeiras defeated Fluminense 1-0, in a result that leaves them on the verge of becoming champion of the Brasileirao again. The only goal was from Breno Lopes half an hour into the game against the winner of the Copa Libertadores, who put players on the playing field who are not usually starters, as they have their minds set on their debut in the Club World Cup. on December 18.
The São Paulo team, which had the jewel Endrick as a starter, was three points ahead of its pursuers in the absence of a date being played. This means that only a draw on the last day, away against Cruzeiro next Wednesday, will allow them to repeat the title.
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Verdao also reaches the definition with a favorable difference of 8 goals over Atlético Mineiro and 16 over Flamengo, so they would need to be beaten and for their rivals to score a number of atypical goals to not be crowned. El Galo will visit Bahia, while Fla will also visit Sao Paulo.
Mais uma rodada. Mais uma decisão. Jogaremos JUNTOS e estaremos de coração! 🫶#AvantiPalestra #PALxFLU#JuntosNoBrasileirão pic.twitter.com/NfPIduDYFA
— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) December 3, 2023
Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro won their matches
The Rio de Janeiro team did what they had to do on this date and defeated Cuabá 2-1 with goals from Luiz Araújo and Pedro in the first half. That match had a special flavor since it was the last of Filipe Luis, the 38-year-old left back and a well-remembered step for Atlético de Madrid who retired from professional football at the age of 38.
For its part, Atlético Mineiro also added 3 by beating Sao Paulo 2-1 at home on Saturday. It was a great game that was defined in the fourth minute of added time thanks to a victory by Paulinho, Brasileirao’s top scorer with 19 goals, achieved three minutes after the temporary tie for the Paulistas through a penalty converted by Luciano. Hulk had opened the scoring in the 77th minute.
