Palmeiras even beat Atletico MG 3-0 in Belo Horizonte, but paid the price for not relying solely on themselves in the last two rounds of the Brazilian championship. With Flamengo’s victory over Ceara in the Maracanã, the team was unable to take revenge in the Libertadores final and also lost the national title. With a sad end to the season, Abel Ferreira’s side will end 2025 ’empty-handed’.
Palmeiras almost opened the scoring with a “flash goal.” Even before the first minute, Vitor Roque entered the penalty area and shot over the net, but the shot was canceled due to the striker being offside. If the team was unlucky at first, the attacking stance generated another clear chance, this time, without intervention from the referee.
After a mistake by Gallo’s defense, the ball fell to Vitor Roque, who shot the ball over Iverson. On the rebound, Flaco Lopez did the job of shooting the ball home. And if the error in the first goal was not enough, Sampaoli’s team fell seriously short again. It was Allan who took advantage of Guilherme Arana’s hesitation, who stayed with the surplus and fired a low shot to increase the score.
Without taking their foot off the accelerator, Abel Ferreira’s team came close to achieving third place. Crossed by Khilvin, Flaco Lopez rose above everyone and demanded a brilliant save from Iverson. Amidst Alverde’s dominance, Gallo finally woke up to the game. Igor Gomez and Rooney caused problems for Carlos Miguel.
In the final stage of the first stage, Bekrez was sent off after a harsh entry into Saravia. Referee Rafael Clyne analyzed the movement in VAR and decided to change the yellow to red. Down by one goal, Palmeiras still saw Bernard hit the crossbar in stoppage time.
Given the numerical superiority, Atlético MG had a greater presence up front, but once again stopped at Carlos Miguel. After Gustavo Scarpa hit the post, Rooney scored, but the ball hit his arm. VAR canceled the move.
If Gallo doesn’t show effectiveness, Palmeiras does the third goal. Once Vitor Roque was substituted, Luigi took advantage of Gifty’s pass to fire the ball low. Four minutes later, the striker hit the post.