Entitled to Wesley’s Ex Law, Internacional surprised Palmeiras, this Wednesday (17), when win 1-0 in the duel for the 2nd round of the Brasileirãoat Arena Barueri.
It was the only goal of the match, scored in the first half. Before Wesley opened the scoring, Rafael Borré, who assisted the goal, had wasted a penalty.
With the victory, Inter reaches 6 points and maintains 100% success in the Brasileirão. It is, provisionally, the leader of the table. Palmeiras, who won on their debut, stopped at 3 points, in 11th place.
Upcoming games
Palmeiras returns to the field this Sunday (21) for one of the most anticipated games in Série A. The team hosts Flamengo at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo. The confrontation starts at 4pm (Brasília time).
On the same day and time, Inter faces Athletico, at Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba, Paraná.
The matches are valid for the third round of the Brasileirão.
The game
Palmeiras offensive
Palmeiras started the game with the formation closest to what was considered ideal. The only absence was midfielder Zé Rafael, who is still recovering from low back pain.
With these main pieces, Abel Ferreira set up a line of four offensive players, when he launched himself into the attack. Mayke on the right, Endrick and Flaco López more centralized, and Lázaro advancing on the left wing.
The alviverde team, at the beginning, managed to have more possession of the ball. But, on the other side, there was a more incisive opponent in attack.
Missed penalty
At 19 minutes, Internacional came closest to the goal. Wesley was brought down by Gustavo Gómez, and the referee correctly awarded the penalty.
From the kick, however, Borré finished brilliantly and sent the ball over Weverton’s goal.
Endrick appears
At 27, Palmeiras responded and created, until then, the team’s best opportunity.
After trying many hot calls, Endrick decided to take matters into his own hands and got rid of three markers. Afterwards, Raphael Veiga shot into the net from the outside.
Palmeiras then began to have some control over the game. However, he still couldn’t be as incisive as his rival.
Inter takes the lead
In this scenario, after missing the penalty, Borré redeemed himself. He stole the ball from Piquerez and provided the assist for Wesley to shoot a cross without a chance for Weverton, in the 44th minute.
Inter were surgical in attack and could have done more. In stoppage time, Borré also missed a free header in the area.
Colorado went into halftime with 1-0, and could have done more.
Second time
The two teams returned from the break with the same formation, and Palmeiras started, again, with more possession of the ball and waiting for new moments of inspiration from Endrick.
The player with the greatest movement in the Alviverde attack, the 17-year-old athlete, however, appeared without aim. After ten minutes, he finished poorly after a low cross.
Closed defense
Endrick’s move was isolated until halfway through the final stage. Palmeiras found it difficult to break down Inter’s defense, which closed well in the match and only lacked the speed to attack when it recovered the ball.
Even so, Wesley’s solitary goal and the solid rearguard set up by Coudet, who was reinforced by Robert Renan and withstood the pressure in the final stretch, were enough to overthrow the current two-time Brazilian champion.
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