Palmeiras end drought, beat Atlético-MG, but finish as runners-up

At Arena MRV, Palmeiras defeated Atlético-MG 3-0 this Wednesday (3), in a match postponed from the 34th round of the Brasileirão.

Even shaken by the defeat in the Libertadores final, Verdão gave Galo no chance at all.

Vitor Roque found the back of the net for the black-and-white side in less than a minute, but the play was ruled out for offside by the striker.

However, before the 10-minute mark, Alonso made a poor back pass, Vitor Roque took the shot, Everson made the save, but Flaco López picked up the rebound to open the scoring.

Then, after another defensive error, this time by Arana, Allan scored the second goal for Palmeiras.

Atlético-MG barely threatened in the first half, which also saw Piquerez sent off for a rough tackle on Saravia, but Bernard still managed to hit Verdão's post.

With a man advantage, Galo pushed forward "going all out" and hit Carlos Miguel's post two more times.

However, at the end of the match, Jefté made a great individual play and set up Luighi, who scored Palmeiras' third.

Rony even managed to pull one back for Atlético-MG, showing great determination as he slid the ball into the net, but the goal was disallowed for a handball by the striker.

🚦 How things stand

With this result, Palmeiras ended a six-game winless streak and reached 73 points, remaining in second place in the Brasileirão.

Meanwhile, Atlético-MG stayed at 45 points and in 13th place.

Mathematically, the team from Minas Gerais is still at risk of relegation, but the huge goal difference compared to Vitória and Internacional gives their fans some peace of mind.

In the final round, next Sunday (7), Verdão visits Ceará at Arena Castelão, while Galo hosts Vasco, again at Arena MRV.

Featured photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras

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