After the Brazilian championship was paused for the first games of the Amarelinha in the World Cup qualifiers, the 23rd round of the Brasileirão began on Wednesday with the contenders for the Copa do Brasil title. Flamengo traveled to Cariacica, Espírito Santo, to face Athletico Paranaense and São Paulo went to Porto Alegre to face Internacional at Beira-Rio.
At the Kleber Andrade stadium, ES, the Athletico-PR dominated the game and built the score of 0x3 away from home against Flamengo, with goals from Cacá, Alex Santana and Vitor Bueno, the red-black team from Paraná reached 7th place with 37 points. Flamengo, who had Gabigol sent off for a tackle on Cuello, remains in 4th place with 39 points.
In front of his fans at Beira-Rio, the International wins in a comeback São Paulo by 2×1, ending the 10-game winless drought in the competition and getting a breather from the relegation zone. With goals from Renê and Bustos (internacional), Calleri (São Paulo), Colorado, now in 12th place with 29 points, surpasses São Paulo (13th place with 28 points) in the table and gains some encouragement for the final third of the Brazilian championship.
On Thursday night, the Saints in Vila Belmiro loses 0x3 to cruise and sees the specter of relegation looming ever larger. Raposa ends an 8-game winless streak. With goals from Matheus Jussa, Bruno Rodrigues and Nikão, Cruzeiro climbs to 11th place in the championship with 29 points. Santos remains in 17th place with 21 points.
Inside the Castelão, the Strength wins with a goal in injury time Corinthians by 2×1 and is now close to the front of the pack in search of a place in the next Libertadores. With goals from Lucero and Yago Pikachu in the 48th minute of the second half (Fortaleza), Pedro (Corinthians), Fortaleza, in 8th place, reaches 35 points and is close to the G-6 teams, the Corinthians team drops one position (14th position with 26 points) and begins to worry about the Z-4.
In Couto Pereira, Bahia comeback win for the team Coritiba by 2×4 in Rogério Ceni's debut in charge of the tricolor. Coxa accumulates 6 consecutive defeats in the championship and leaves the field to boos from the fans. With goals from Rafael Ratão, Thaciano, Ademir and Biel (Bahia), Sebastián Gómez and Andrey (Coritiba) Bahia moves up one position (15th place with 25 points), while Coritiba remains at the bottom of the Brasileirão with 14 points.
In front of his fans at Nabi Abi Chedid, RB Bragantino wins the Guild by 2×0 and sticks to the G-4 of the championship. With goals from João Pedro (own goal) and Vitinho, Massa Bruta reaches 5th place with 39 points. Grêmio, despite the defeat, remains in third place with the same 39 points.
On Friday night, the palm trees wins in injury time the team of Goias and reduces the distance to leader Botafogo. With a goal by Breno Lopes, who let off steam in celebration, Verdão, in second place, reaches 44 points. Esmeraldino loses its streak of 8 games without defeats and drops one position in the table (16th place with 25 points).
On Saturday afternoon, the team at Vasco wins the Fluminense by 4×2 at Nilton Santos. Game starred by Gabriel Pec, who comes on, breaks the tie and decides the classic for the Cruzmaltino. With goals from Praxedes, Vegetti and two from Gabriel Pec (Vasco da Gama), Marcelo and Lima (Fluminense), Vasco goes to 20 points, but remains in 18th place. The tricolor from Laranjeiras with the defeat drops one position (6th place with 38 points).
Atletico-MG It is Botafogo The Brasileirão round ends with the leader losing 1-0 at the end of the game, which sees the gap between them and the second-placed team decrease. With a goal from Paulinho in the 36th minute of the second half, Galo, in 9th place with 34 points, beats Fogão and once again dreams of a direct spot in the Libertadores. Botafogo remains in the lead with 51 points, but sees the gap narrow to 7 points.
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