Palmeiras won for the first time in this Brasileirão by thrashing Vitória 5-1 this Wednesday (4).
The result at Arena Barueri was quickly set, with the home team going into the break leading by three goals.
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Murilo, Gustavo Gómez, Maurício, Allan, and Sosa scored the goals for the team led by Abel Ferreira.
Dudu found the net for Vitória, which remains with three points on the table.
Defenders opened the floodgates
This Wednesday’s game was the first in 2026 with Flaco López and Vitor Roque together in the starting lineup.
But it was another duo (the defenders) that played a decisive role in Palmeiras’ victory.
Murilo opened the scoring from a corner play, marking his first goal since May of last year.
Gustavo Gómez made it 2-0 in another set-piece play, taking advantage of an assist from his defensive partner.
It turned into a rout
Palmeiras secured the victory in the first half’s stoppage time, making it 3-0 in a play with a beautiful touch from Andreas Pereira, finished by Maurício.
After the break, Vitória threatened to react with a beautiful goal by Dudu.
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But Palmeiras quickly extended their lead to turn the victory into a rout.
Allan and Sosa (with a deflection) found the net with shots from outside the area.
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