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Palmeiras beat Athletico-PR and follows the leader

Palmeiras beat Athletico-PR this past Saturday (4), by a score of 1-0, with a goal from the boy Endrick. With the result, Verdão arrived at Botafogo once and for all, with the same 59 points added.

Now, calm in the round, the Alviverde team awaits the clash between Botafogo and Vasco that takes place this Monday (6). Soon, the Verdão fans and the team will dry out the leader.

Furthermore, if Vasco wins the match, they can leave the relegation zone and defeat Cruzeiro, who are currently losing the duel to Internacional by a score of 2-0, at home.

Interestingly, Palmeiras faces Cruzeiro in the last round of the Brazilian Championship and Alviverde fans remembered the 2019 national competition, the year of Raposa’s relegation.

On that occasion, Verdão faced the team from Minas Gerais and won 2-0, declaring Cruzeiro’s first relegation in its history. Thus, coincidentally the situation may repeat itself.

Palmeiras could be Cruzeiro’s ‘executioner’ and repeat the situation from 2019

Thinking about the possibility, Alviverde fans remembered the situation and mentioned that occasion on social media. If this happens, it will be a somewhat curious situation in the national competition.

Palmeiras returns to the pitch on Wednesday (8), when they visit Flamengo at Maracanã. The confrontation is valid for the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship. At the moment, Alviverde has the same 59 points as leader Botafogo.

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Neila Gonçalves is a journalist who has been covering sports such as football for around three years, with an emphasis on Brazilian and South American football. She specializes in statistics applied to football and coverage of teams such as Coritiba and Fortaleza. Graduated in Journalism from Faculdade Cruzeiro do Sul in 2022, she is studying a Postgraduate in Sports Journalism expected to be completed in Dec/2023 from Faculdade Faculeste. Currently at Bolavip Brasil, she has worked for media outlets such as FNV SPORTS, Jornal 24hrs and Futebol na Veia.