Palmeiras secured their fourth consecutive win in the Brasileirão this Thursday (2).
The three points came against Grêmio at Arena Barueri, on a special night for Marlon Freitas.
The midfielder had not yet found the net in a Palmeiras shirt and scored both of the team’s goals in the match.
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Carlos Vinícius, the Brasileirão’s top scorer, netted Grêmio’s goal.
The match
Palmeiras controlled most of the first half, but the team usually lacked precision in the final touches of their dangerous moves.
The scoring was opened from a set piece, with Andreas Pereira delivering a free kick onto Marlon Freitas’ head, and he nodded it into the net.
In his eighth appearance in this Brasileirão, Palmeiras’ No. 8 already has eight assists in the competition.
For Marlon Freitas, it was his first goal in the green-and-white shirt.
Grêmio offered little threat at the start, but came back well in the second half, pressing in search of an equalizer.
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The reward came from the feet of the Brasileirão’s top scorer.
Carlos Vinícius latched onto a superb pass from Gustavo Martins and finished brilliantly from the edge of the box to level the score.
Palmeiras responded in the 26th minute of the second half, again through Marlon Freitas.
He struck first time after Grêmio’s defense tried to clear the ball from the area and found the net for the second time in the match.
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