The first final among several that the Brasileirão of running points reserve was won by Botafogo. O palm trees was defeated by alvinegro carioca by 1 a 0 this Sunday at Allianz Parque, in a match for the 12th round of the national competition. The result made the São Paulo team distance itself even more from the Rio team, which entered the field already with the first place in the table guaranteed. Tiquinho Soares he scored the only goal of the match, which marked the first victory for the team from Rio de Janeiro at the Allianz since the inauguration of the stadium. Palmeiras’ last defeat at home had been in July 2022.
“We deserved it, we had great opportunities, but those who came to the stadium saw two great teams. Here, even those who don’t play are together, this is very important for a team that wants to win”, said Tiquinho, to TV Globo, as he left the pitch.
With the defeat, Palmeiras continues with 22 points and sees the distance to leader Botafogo increase to eight. The victories of Grêmio and Flamengo made the São Paulo team fall to fourth place. The next commitment of the alviverde team in the Brasileirão will be against Athletico-PR, on Sunday, at the Ligga Arena, at 4 pm. Earlier, on Thursday, Abel Ferreira’s men receive Bolívar, at Allianz Parque, for the Libertadores group stage. A simple victory guarantees Palmeiras the first position in the group.
Tiquinho Soares, top scorer of the Brasileirão, secured the victory for Botafogo over Palmeiras. Photo: Amanda Perobelli/ REUTERS
The most anticipated match of the round began with both teams adopting the same strategy: speed escapes, alternating with balls stretched to the attackers. The first minutes were quite balanced, with superb defenses and few fouls. Dudu was the most used player for Palmeiras, but found it difficult to defend Botafogo. On the alvinegro side, Tiquinho Soares, top scorer of the championship, barely touched the ball. At 21, Rony had a chance to open the scoring, but he kicked it crosswise.
Pushed by the crowd, Palmeiras began to value possession of the ball and grew in the game. Botafogo set up for the counterattack and found breathing space in Júnior Santos’ descents. At 27 minutes, the attacker was fouled on the right and, in the defense, Tiquinho Soares knocked low to score his tenth goal in the Brasileirão and open the scoring for the visitors. Needing the result, Palmeiras pressed and won dangerous fouls. In the 39th minute, Gustavo Gómez scored with a header and the VAR was activated, signaling that the defender was offside.
On the return of the second half, Palmeiras found a Botafogo that tried to keep the ball more and had difficulty putting pressure on the opponent. Seeing Palmeiras having difficulty entering the area, Abel Ferreira removed midfielder Richard Ríos and put forward Flaco López. However, it was Botafogo who almost scored the second at 14, with Victor Sá, after a dangerous counterattack.
Luís Castro’s changes, with the entry of the fast Matías Segovia and Luis Henrique, improved Botafogo and Palmeiras was bewildered in the match. At 35 minutes, Di Plácido committed a silly penalty on Flaco López. Raphael Veiga went to the lime mark, but shot to the right of Lucas Perri’s goal and wasted the chance of a draw. Palmeiras launched an attack at the end, with Gustavo Gómez turning forward and Endrick being put on the field, but Botafogo withstood the pressure and left Allianz Parque with the three points.
DATASHEET
PALM TREES 0x1 BOTAFOGO
PALM TREES – Weverton; Mayke (Endrick), Gustave Gomez, Luan and Piquerez; Ze Rafael, Richard Rios (Skinny Lopez) and Raphael Veiga (John John); Arthur (Luis Guilherme), Black (Bruno Tabata) and Rony. Technician: Abel Ferreira.
BOTAFOGO – Lucas Perri; Rafael (Di Plácido), Adryelson, Victor Cuesta and Hugo; Marlon Freitas, Tchê Tchê (Danilo Barbosa) and Eduardo; Júnior Santos (Matías Segovia), Victor Sá (Luis Henrique) and Tiquinho Soares (Matheus Nascimento) Technician: Luis Castro.
Referee – Anderson Daronco (Fifa/RS).
goals – Tiquinho Soares (at 27 of the first half)
yellow cards – Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras); Tchê Tchê, Danilo Barbosa and Matheus Nascimento (Botafogo)
Public – 38.877
Income – R$ 4.160.197,59
Local – Allianz Parque, in São Paulo (SP)
2023-06-25 21:09:01
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