Palmeiras suffers but beats São Bernardo with a Rony goal and goes to the Paulistão semi-final
Despite getting a few scares from the ABC side, Abel Ferreira’s side had a goal from striker Rony and good Weverton defenses to secure qualification.
O palm trees ensured their place in the semi-finals Paulista Championship this Saturday the 11th, winning Saint Bernard 1-0 at Allianz Parque. Even getting some scares from the ABC team, Abel Ferreira marked by the striker Ron and the good defenses of Weverton to ensure ranking. With the result, Verdão remains with the dream of the second championship and waits for the other matches to face his rival. Tigre, for his part, says goodbye to the competition with a great campaign, but without the unprecedented achievement. Sunday the 12th Corinthians It Ituano face off at 16:00 at the Neo Química Arena. Later, at 19:30, Red Bull Bragantino It Botafogo-SP face each other in Nabi Abi Chedid, in Bragança Paulista. The last wave from the showdown between São Paulo It holy wateralso at Allianz Parque, next Monday, the 13th.
How was the game?
With almost 40,000 fans at the Allianz, Palmeiras pushed São Bernardo and took the opening 20 minutes. After the pressure, Tigre found themselves in the game and managed to trouble the rival, making Weverton one of the protagonists of the game. In addition, Tigre was reprimanded for a missed penalty – on the move, Marcos Rocha touched the ball with his hand inside the box, but Edna ordered the game to continue and was not called by VAR. Pressed, Verdão saw the situation change in the 41st minute when Rony took advantage of a perfect Gabriel Menino cross to head home. On the way back from the dressing room, the game was more truncated, with Abel Ferreira’s side a slight advantage – Breno Lopes almost extended at the end but was stopped by Alex Alves.
São Bernardo players approached the referee asking for a penalty. The game ensued.
— Diary of goals, information and statistics (@DiarioGols) March 11, 2023
