At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras defeated Sport 3-0 this Monday (25th), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão.
COMEÇANDO A SEMANA COM MAIS TRÊS PONTOS EM FAMÍLIA! 🤝➕3️⃣
🏆 Palmeiras 3×0 Sport
⚽ López (2) e Gómez pic.twitter.com/ZUMlQCkPOB— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) August 25, 2025
The match marked the debut of Verdão’s new kit, which pays tribute to the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Mineirão, when Palmeiras represented the Brazilian National Team in the 3-0 victory in a friendly against Uruguay.
And, interestingly, the Argentine Flaco López and the Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez were the top scorers on the night when "Palmeiras played as Brazil."
⚽ The Match
With the ball rolling, the technical difference—reflected in the teams’ positions in the standings—became clear.
Palmeiras had no trouble building the victory, which could have been by an even larger margin, especially considering the missed chances in the first half.
In fact, the opening goal came before the 15th minute, when Vitor Roque delivered a beautiful lobbed assist, and Flaco López struck first-time to hit the back of the net.
Vitor Roque dá belo passe, e Flaco López finaliza, de primeira, para abrir o placar para o Palmeiras contra o Sport! pic.twitter.com/28VEaP7q5j
— ge (@geglobo) August 25, 2025
In the second half, two "lightning goals" brought the calm the Palmeiras fans were hoping for.
At 11 minutes, Flaco López took advantage of a cross from the right and beat the defender in the air to head in and extend the lead.
Vitor Roque chega no fundo e cruza na cabeça de Flaco López, que vence a marcação de Matheus Alexandre.
Gabriel até defende, mas o árbitro aponta que a bola entrou! É mais um gol do Palmeiras contra o Sport! pic.twitter.com/pJ3ARwscNY
— ge (@geglobo) August 25, 2025
Sport’s goalkeeper managed to make the save, but the ball had already crossed the line.
2 gols do flaco 2 assistencias do vitor nhoque pic.twitter.com/1mSQB3UcP4
— comentaristaedu (@comentaristaedu) August 25, 2025
The following minute, after a rehearsed corner kick routine, Maurício crossed, and captain Gustavo Gómez appeared at the far post to score Palmeiras’ third.
Jogada ensaiada esperta do Palmeiras terminou em gol de Gustavo Gómez. É o terceiro do Verdão contra o Sport. pic.twitter.com/oEvopVyRMu
— ge (@geglobo) August 25, 2025
🚦 What’s Next
With the win, Palmeiras reached 42 points and returned to second place in the Brasileirão, behind only Flamengo (43 points), who still have a match to play this round, but have played one more game.
Sport, on the other hand, remains at the bottom with 10 points. The Leão returns to the field next Sunday (31st), when they host Vasco at Ilha do Retiro for the 22nd round.
Verdão, meanwhile, will play the Paulista Derby against Corinthians at Neo Química Arena on the same day.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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