Palmeiras bets on victory against Atlético-GO to become championship leader

The 2024 Brazilian Championship remains exciting and with the title dispute increasingly fierce. Palmeiras, current vice-leader of the competition, has the opportunity to take the top of the table this Saturday (23), if they win their game against Atlético-GO, in Goiânia, and Botafogo, leader with just two points of advantage, Don't win in your match.

Currently, the team from São Paulo has 67 points, while Alvinegro from Rio leads with 69. The difference is very tight between the two teams, promising to further intensify the final stretch of the championship. Palmeiras has been backed by a sequence of good results and has the return of important players in the squad to try to overcome Atlético-GO, which is fighting relegation and depends on these points to move up.

_{Raphael Veiga in the clash between Bahia and Palmeiras (Photo: reproduction/GE/Sergio Greco)}

In addition to this Saturday's clash, Palmeiras will have a direct duel against Botafogo next Tuesday (26), in a game that could be decisive in defining the course of the title. If they beat Atlético-GO and achieve a good result in the direct confrontation, the team led by Abel Ferreira could consolidate itself as the big favorite for the national title.

However, Botafogo seeks to maintain its leadership and end its lack of Brazilian titles. Despite having led much of the competition, the Rio team saw its advantage decrease in the last rounds and knows that it has no room for error in this final stretch.

Palmeiras fans and the club are confident and are already counting on seeing the team taking the lead. However, the team knows that it needs to maintain focus in each game, without underestimating opponents like Atlético-GO, who promise to make life difficult for the Verdão team this Saturday.

The round promises to be decisive for each club's position in the table. Meanwhile, fans of Brazilian clubs eagerly follow every step of this dispute that promises excitement until the last minutes of the championship.

Understand the scenario in case of victory

If the two clubs win, they will remain in the same positions, Botafogo leader and Palmeiras vice-leader, and the decision will continue on the 26th, when there will be a direct confrontation between them at Allianz Parque.

The difference between them would be just two points and who would lift the cup would only depend on the result of that match, unlike last year, in which in the 35th round Palmeiras was in the lead with 62 points and Botafogo in second place with 61 The current scenario is shocking, the Palmeiras club has 67 points and the black and white club has 69.

Botafogo in Libertadores

The Rio club is debuting in this Libertadores and continues with determination to take the cup home and dreams of being able to compete in a club world cup. In an interview, Thairo Arruda stated: “It's a big dream to compete in the Club World Cup and compete against the great world powers. Botafogo fans deserve to experience this for everything they've been through in recent decades. As John said, we will continue investing to improve even more for next year so that we can get there with some chance of success, but obviously first we have to focus on winning the Libertadores. It's going to be a very difficult gamel”.

The dream is still on the way to becoming reality, everything will depend on the black and white team's performance on the field against Atlético-MG, which takes place next Saturday (30), at 5pm Brasília time.

Featured photo: cartoon of the mascots of the Palmeiras and Botafogo clubs (Reproduction/Instagram/@ge)