Palmeiras see off Bragantino to end Saturday on top
Palmeiras beat Red Bull Bragantino 2-0 at the Arena Barueri to end Saturday top of the Campeonato Brasileiro on 69 points, two clear of Flamengo, who play on Monday (26) at 20h at the Maracanã; Maurício scored from the spot and Giay added the second.
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O Palmeiras venceu o Red Bull Bragantino, 2 a 0, na Arena Barueri, e dorme no topo do Campeonato Brasileiro: 69 pontos, dois acima do Flamengo, que joga na segunda-feira (26), às 20h, no Maracanã.
Os gols saíram de Maurício, de pênalti, e de Giay. No meio do caminho, o paraguaio Ramón Sosa viveu uma tarde de altos e baixos: teve um gol anulado, perdeu uma penalidade e, na etapa final, sentiu e deixou o gramado.
O roteiro começou com pressão. Arthur arriscou de fora da área e obrigou Tiago Volpi a trabalhar; Maurício tentou de longe e a bola passou perto. No contra-ataque, Arias lançou Sosa em profundidade; ele saiu na cara de Volpi e marcou — mas a arbitragem viu impedimento na origem e anulou.
Depois, Lucas Evangelista achou Maurício, que driblou o marcador e sofreu pênalti. Sosa cobrou e mandou para fora. Aos 55 minutos, o próprio Maurício cobrou outra penalidade — desta vez por mão de Guzmán na bola após escanteio — e abriu o placar.
No segundo tempo, Marlon Freitas cabeceou e Volpi salvou; Flaco López, que entrou no banco, teve uma chance logo de cara. Aos 32 minutos, a bola passou por Arias e Flaco até sobrar para Giay, que ampliou com liberdade na área.
O Bragantino de Vagner Mancini tem 41 pontos e é o décimo. Restam seis rodadas. Na próxima, o Palmeiras encara o Santos na quarta-feira (28), às 19h30, na Vila Belmiro; o Bragantino recebe a Chapecoense no mesmo dia e horário, no Cícero de Souza Marques.
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