At Barradão, Palmeiras drew 2-2 with Vitória this Sunday (3), in the 18th round of the Brasileirão 2025.
Focused on the Copa do Brasil, since they lost to Corinthians in the first leg of the round of 16 by 1-0, coach Abel Ferreira fielded a completely reserve team.
In this context, Leão da Barra dominated much of the match, even though Lucas Arcanjo made a great save from Marcos Rocha’s shot.
It was with Renato Kayzer, taking advantage of Ronald’s assist, that Vitória opened the scoring in the first half.
The situation for the green-and-white team became more difficult after the break, when Erick dribbled past Piquerez at the edge of the penalty area and finished in the top corner with a stunning goal.
With a significant disadvantage on the scoreboard, Abel Ferreira brought on starters, and Palmeiras began to pose a threat.
Piquerez reduced the deficit with a penalty, and Flaco López secured the draw in the final minutes.
Palmeiras still sought the comeback until the end, but the score was not altered further.
With the result, Palmeiras reached 33 points and remained in third place, four points behind leaders Flamengo and Cruzeiro (37 points).
Meanwhile, Vitória stayed in 15th place, now with 18 points.
Verdão returns to the field on Wednesday (6), when they host Corinthians at Allianz Parque for the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16.
In the Brasileirão, Palmeiras will face Ceará next Sunday (10), again at home, for the last round of the first half. Leão da Barra visits São Paulo at MorumBIS on Saturday (9).
Featured photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras
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