Chapecoense and Corinthians wrapped up the seventh round of the Brasileirão this Thursday (19) with a 0-0 draw at Arena Condá.
After 65 matches, this was the first one to end with a scoreless draw in this year’s Brasileirão.
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Despite the lack of goals, the game had good chances, especially in the second half, and the goalkeepers had to come up with important saves.
The result leaves the teams separated by just two points in the league table.
Corinthians are in ninth place, while Chapecoense sit 14th.
The Match
Corinthians were superior throughout the first half, but struggled to create real goal-scoring opportunities.
The main one came from a free kick by Rodrigo Garro, which goalkeeper Léo Vieira stretched to deflect, sending the ball onto the crossbar.
In the second half, on the other hand, the teams “traded blows” one after the other and came close to opening the scoring.
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Chapecoense came back from halftime stronger, taking three shots in the first ten minutes of the second half and putting Hugo Souza under pressure.
Close to the 30th minute of the second half, the Timão goalkeeper had to make a great save to deny Rubens a goal.
But Corinthians responded and also threatened in attack.
Garro missed a clear chance on a counter-attack after receiving a pass from Yuri Alberto.
The goalkeepers had to work, but neither team showed enough efficiency to change the score.
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