On the way back to Allianz Parque, the Palm trees confirmed a place in the big decision of the Paulista championship. This Thursday (28), the current champions received the Novorizontino in the semi-final and won 1-0 and now they will face the Santos which is final.
As they have the best campaign in the State, Alviverde will play the second game of the decision at home, while the first leg will be at Vila Belmiro. The matches take place on the days March 31 e April 7respectively.
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Palmeiras and Santos will face each other again in a final after the fateful decision of the CONMEBOL Libertadores of 2020won by Palmeiras.
This will be Palmeiras’ fifth consecutive final in the State. And in addition to seeking the third championship, the Palestrians will also try to win it undefeated, which hasn’t happened since 2009 in the dispute, when the Corinthians was champion with Ronaldo and company.
The highlight of the match was Endrickwho returned from Brazilian Team last Wednesday (27) and crowned his “magical week” with another goal after finding the net against England e Spain.
In front of Novorizontino, the Palmeiras also wore a special uniform, all white.as part of a campaign against violence and hatred on and off the field.
How was the semi-final
As soon as the ball rolled at Allianz, Palmeiras were the ones who maintained possession of the ball in the first minutes, betting on building plays, but Tigre do Vale were the ones who actually faced danger.
And there were two dangerous chances in a row right away. The first with Romulowhich even will join Alviverdeand then with Neto Pessoawhich forced the goalkeeper Weverton making the save after a header.
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The pair had opportunities again in the second half of the first half, scaring again, but this time they failed to finish, sending straight across the baseline. The visitors, however, felt calm even playing away.
On the Palmeiras side, Endrick tried the most, receiving the ball and going on the attack, but found it difficult to complete the moves.
When the break came back, the Palestrina team was “different”. Taking initiative, those commanded Abel Ferreira They controlled the game and, finally, opened the scoring.
To the 8 minutes, Mayke raised the ball in the area, Flaco Lopez headed the ball into the middle and Endrick took advantage, who dominated and finished on goal to make it 1-0.
In the second half of the final stage, Palmeiras’ number 9 ended up feeling his right thigh after doing a cart, needed medical attention on the pitch and left the field for the entrance of Ron.
In the final minutes, Novorizontino was again in danger, but the Alviverde defense held on and confirmed the victory and place in the State Championship decision.