Corinthians and Palmeiras draw in fiery derby at Itaquera 🔥

Corinthians and Palmeiras drew in the seventh and final derby of the year, played this Sunday (31) at the Neo Química Arena.

Vitor Roque opened the scoring at the start of the match with a penalty kick.

Piquerez (own goal) gave Corinthians the equalizer still in the first half.

With this result, Palmeiras remains four points behind Flamengo, the leader of the Brasileirão, who also drew this Sunday.

Corinthians reaches 26 points and finishes the game in 11th place.

Palmeiras started the match well in Itaquera and opened the scoring just 13 minutes into the game.

Flaco López was fouled by Charles inside the box and the referee awarded a penalty.

Vitor Roque stepped up and took the penalty well to score the first goal of the match.

Palmeiras finished the first half dominating in shots, with 12 against only 3 from Corinthians.

In shots on target in the first half, Palmeiras also had a big advantage, 6 to 0.

Even so, Corinthians went back to the locker room with the score tied.

From a free kick into the box, Gustavo Henrique headed the ball and it deflected off Piquerez before hitting the net.

The home team improved after the equalizer and began to suffer less in defense.

The second half had much more tussling and fighting for the ball than good football.

Both teams showed determination on the field, but the goalkeepers were hardly forced to make difficult saves.

The best goal opportunity fell to Maurício.

He received a great pass from Aníbal Moreno and went one-on-one with Hugo Souza, but his shot was weak and stopped by the goalkeeper.

Both teams will have a break in the calendar due to the FIFA international window.

Corinthians returns to the field on September 10, again at the Neo Química Arena, for the second leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.

Palmeiras’ next match takes place three days later, in the Brasileirão, when the team hosts Inter.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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