Atlético beats São Paulo in MG and can also be champion – 12/02/2023 – Sport
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In a truncated game, but with a lot of emotion at the end, Atlético-MG beat São Paulo 2-1 at Mineirão and kept their chance of becoming Brazilian champions alive. In second place in the table, Galo reached the same 66 points as leader Palmeiras.
Hulk and Paulinho scored the goals for the black and white team from Minas Gerais. Luciano, with a penalty, scored for São Paulo.
This Sunday, Palmeiras, leader of the championship, faces Fluminense at Allianz Parque. If they win, they will hardly lose the title, as they will have more victories than their competitors (Galo, Botafogo, Flamengo and Grêmio), in addition, they have a better goal difference. Number of wins and goal difference are the first tiebreaker criteria if teams reach the same number of points.
Botafogo and Flamengo, both with 63 points, can reach 66 this Sunday, against Cruzeiro and Cuiabá, respectively. Rio teams play at home.
Grêmio, who has 62 points and still has a chance of winning the cup, faces Vasco, in Porto Alegre.
Still at risk
Earlier, at NeoQuímica Arena, Corinthians missed the chance to guarantee their presence in Série A in 2024 by losing 2-1 to Internacional. A draw was enough to eliminate the risk of relegation.
The decision was made for the last match, on Wednesday (6), against Coritiba, in Paraná.
Before the game, there were several tributes to left-back Fábio Santos, who is retiring from football after two spells at Corinthians.
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