Vasco opens up an advantage, but concedes a draw to Palmeiras at Maracanã

O Basque faced the palm trees for the second round of Cbrazilian championship this Sunday at Maracanã. The match marked the return of Vasco at home after two years in Série B. As a result, more than 60,000 tickets were issued. Playing without the coach Mauricio BarbieriO Cruzmaltino won in the debut in the tournament by 2 to 1 against Atlético-MG. The team was led by maldonado, a former Chilean player and assistant coach, who had a successful career in Brazilian football as a defensive midfielder. The tendency was to repeat some updates.

The first 45 minutes were animated on the Maracanã. After starting the game in midfield and not having many chances, Vasco took advantage of two attacks to extend the advantage. Two counter-attacks with a cross for a header from Peter Raul from the left. The first was scored by a striker, and the second was Gabriel Pec, who took advantage of a headed rebound. When Vasco da Gama looked to have a big lead at half-time, rafael navarro also crossed to close the gap with a nice header.

_{Team Rio even opened 2-0 at Maracanã, but saw alviverde reaction (Reproduction/Instagram/@brasileirao)}

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In the second half, Palmeiras pressed right after returning from the break. O verdant pressed from the opening minutes, kept possession of the ball and, to equalize, had Arthur’s header. The game restarted with the score tied, and both teams had at least two chances for the third goal, but failed to convert. In the end it all came to the same, partly due to the incompetence of both teams.

It was the first time that Vasco and Palmeiras faced each other at Maracanã in the 21st century, having faced each other for the last time in 2000, in the opening of the final of the Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament. On the occasion, the Alviverde won 2-1 with goals from Cesar Sampaio It is Pity and discount of Romário. In the second match, The verdant defeated the Cruzmaltino by 4 to 0 to confirm the title.

DATASHEET

VASCO X PALMEIRAS – 2nd ROUND OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Local: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Date and time: Sunday (23/04), at 4 pm (Brasilia)
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS)
Assistants: Bruno Raphael Pires (GO-Fifa) and Rafael da Silva Alves (RS-Fifa)
VAR: Wagner Reway (PB)
Where to watch: Globo and Premiere

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VASCO (Coach: Maldonado)
Leo Jardim; Puma Rodríguez, Robson Léo and Lucas Piton; Rodrigo, Andrey Santos and Jair; Gabriel Pec, Alex Teixeira and Pedro Raul.

Embezzlement: Riquelme (transition), Gabriel Dias and De Lucca (medical department); Halls and Maurício Barbieri (suspended)
Hanging: –

PALMEIRAS (Coach: Abel Ferreira)
Weverton, Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gúmez, Murilo, Vanderlan, Gabriel Menino, Zé Rafael, Dudu, Artur, Jhon Jhon (Endrick) and Flaco López.

Embezzlement: Atuesta, Bruno Tabata, Mayke, Rony, Raphael Veiga (medical department)
Hanging: –

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Featured Photo: players from Vasco and Palmeiras dispute the ball in the air. Reproduction/Bid