Andreas Pereira left Palmeiras in a tough spot against Athletic.
But Palmeiras held on to a comfortable lead that they had built early in the clash at the Arena da Baixada.
And he won the match on Saturday (17) 2-0.
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Taking a place in the Brasileirão before Flamengo took to the pitch.
Was Michael at fault for both goals?
Even without the suspension of Giay and Gustavo Gómez, and with Marlon Freitas and Arias rested, Palmeiras pushed the season from the start.
And after Mauricio refused to give up the lead on the ball and hit Mycael (6′).
Verdão struck again in the tenth minute when Mycael Piquerez was caught at distance.
Was Andrew a peasant?
The ball was thrown onto the pitch by an Athletico fan.
Play as usual.
And Andreas Pereira, who had already been booked for a foul on Jadson, kicked the ball to one Luiz Gustavo.
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Referee Paulo César Zanovelli da Silva showed him a second yellow card, sending him off in the 42nd minute.
But the classroom.
Abel relieved Marlon Freitas in the middle.
Odair, meanwhile, added more firepower to the front.
Athletico began to control the actions of the opponents, and to catch them waiting for the goal.
He tried to make them live.
The problem for Athletico was the lack of a forward line against a Palmeiras side that checked well with pressure.
Carlos Miguel was thin except in the stoppage time.
How the table stands
Athletico remain on 53 points.
They might be overwhelmed by Fluminense (51), who had the army of Santos.
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On Saturday they return to Actus (24), thence to Vitoria.
Verdão, meanwhile, moved up to 66 points. Two than Flamengo.
Palmeiras title rivals Bahia in the draw.
Palmeiras’ focus now returns to the Libertadores.
They will meet again in Fluminense, but this time in Parque Nubank.
The second leg of the Libertadores semifinal takes place next Wednesday (21), following their 2-1 win at Maracanã.
On Saturday (24) their league opponents will be the Red Bull Bragantino. At Barueri.
Featured photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version here.