Palmeiras took the lead in the final of the Paulista Championship this Wednesday (4).
The team led by Abel Ferreira defeated Novorizontino 1-0 in a match held at Arena Barueri.
Flaco López scored the only goal of the match, still in the first half.
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The team from the interior also missed a penalty, saved by Carlos Miguel.
The Game
As expected, Palmeiras dominated in terms of ball possession and appeared more in the attacking field.
But it wasn’t easy for Abel Ferreira’s team to pose a threat to the opponent’s goal.
Novorizontino showed no fear and marked strongly to try to regain the ball and counterattack quickly.
The first shot from Palmeiras happened at 35 minutes into the game and ended in the net.
Flaco López tried a low shot from outside the area and placed the ball out of Jordi’s reach, scoring his seventh goal in 2026.
Novorizontino had a great chance to equalize with a penalty still in the first half.
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Andreas Pereira made a mistake in the play’s exit, Vinícius Paiva recovered the ball, and was brought down inside the area.
In the penalty, Carlos Miguel stood still in the middle of the goal and saved Robson’s shot.
Palmeiras managed to score at the beginning of the second half with Gustavo Gómez, with a header, but the play was annulled for offside.
Verdão continued to seek the 2-0, but created few goal opportunities.
The team from the interior of São Paulo continued to make life difficult for the home team and kept the disadvantage to just one goal.
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