With two down, Corinthians seeks a draw against Palmeiras at 55 in the second half – 02/18/2024 – Sports

In a game in which Palmeiras had inspired striker Endrick and put pressure on Corinthians most of the time, Portuguese coach António Oliveira’s team managed to overcome the expulsion of goalkeeper Cássio and the injury of striker Yuri Alberto to seek a draw at 55 of the second half, in a match this Sunday (18) at Arena Barueri for the ninth round of the Campeonato Paulista.

Counting on the support of around 30,000 fans who attended the stadium, while the synthetic pitch at Allianz Parque was being changed, Palmeiras’ attacking duo of Flaco López and Endrick started the game by creating a series of plays and putting pressure on the visitors in his own field until, towards the end of the first half, he managed to break through the black and white defense.

At 43, Endrick received a pass from full-back Marcos Rocha at the edge of the penalty area, pulled to the left to get rid of the marking and shot hard low — goalkeeper Cássio even touched the ball, but was unable to prevent the Palmeiras jewel’s first goal. against Corinthians.

Negotiated with Real Madrid in 2022, with a scheduled presentation to the Madrid club in July 2024, the revelation from Palmeiras started for the first time among the starting eleven after playing for the Brazilian team in the pre-Olympic tournament — a competition in which Brazil, led by coach Ramón Menezes, had a poor campaign and was unable to guarantee a presence in men’s football at Paris-24.

At 22 in the second stage, it was Argentine Flaco López’s turn to expand. After a corner kick from full-back Piquerez, the attacker headed the ball into the right corner of the Corinthians goal.

In the 41st minute of the second half, Corinthians striker Gustavo Mosquito made a good move down the right flank and passed it to number 9 Yuri Alberto, who hit hard and scored for the third match in a row. It was also the striker’s 100th game for the black and white team, who shortly after scoring the goal suffered a collision with defender Murilo and had to leave the field with difficulty breathing.

At 44, Corinthians still lost goalkeeper Cássio, sent off after a foul on striker Rony. As the team had already made five substitutions, defender Gustavo Henrique was improvised in goal.

At 55, when he had two men less on the field, the black and white team equalized after midfielder Garro took a free kick from goalkeeper Weverton’s corner. The experienced archer withdrew his hand, the ball hit the post and went in.

“The truth is that we didn’t lose and it’s important to keep scoring and not lose a classic that was practically lost. Playing with two down, getting a draw is good for the team,” said Garro after the match.

In the last play of the game, goalkeeper Gustavo Henrique almost gets hit after a deflection by defender Murilo, which midfielder Raniele managed to save on the line, preventing Palmeiras’ third.

With the draw, Corinthians reached 10 points on the leaderboard, but remains at the bottom of group C, which is led by Inter de Limeira, which has 16 and one game less.

Despite the frustrating taste of the draw, the Palestrian team remains the only one that did not lose in the state tournament — now there are five wins and three draws, with the team led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira leading group B with 18 points and close to guaranteeing a place in the quarter-final stage.

“We had a lot of game volume, the best opportunities and we controlled the entire game. They ended up being efficient and got the important result for them. For us it wasn’t what we expected”, said Zé Rafael.