“Victor Hugo gave Atlético Mineiro a shock lead against the run of play. The goal came from a sustained corner spell — Mauricio Magalhaes Prado's shot was blocked, Jhon Arias then skied an effort wide, before Victor Hugo buried the rebound to make it 0-1.”
Pivotal“Felipe Anderson, introduced as a substitute at the hour mark, levelled for Palmeiras with a left-footed finish to make it 1-1, restoring parity and seemingly putting Palmeiras back in control of their home ground.”
Pivotal“Barely a minute after Palmeiras had levelled, substitute Igor Gomes — on the pitch for just six minutes — struck to put Atlético back in front at 1-2, stunning the Allianz Parque into silence and completing one of the most dramatic two-minute turnarounds of the season.”
Pivotal
Palmeiras
Atlético Mineiro
Outstanding performance
Palmeiras•DefenderPalmeiras dominated this match in virtually every statistical metric — 69% possession, 22 shots, 89 dangerous attacks to Atlético's 24 — yet walked away empty-handed, victims of their own wastefulness and a breathtaking five-minute Atlético Mineiro blitz. Abel Ferreira's side controlled the tempo throughout but created just one big chance all game, squandering their territorial superiority. Atlético, by contrast, created four big chances from just nine shots, a staggering efficiency that ultimately decided the contest. Victor Hugo's opener on 54 minutes, capitalised from a scrambled corner sequence, gave the visitors a shock lead against the run of play. Palmeiras hit back through Felipe Anderson at 75 minutes, but Atlético's subs changed the game entirely — Igor Gomes, on the pitch for barely six minutes, hammered in the winner at 77 to silence the Allianz Parque. For Atlético, given the title race context, this is a result of enormous consequence; for Palmeiras, a damaging home defeat that will sting all the more given how thoroughly they controlled possession without converting it.
How entertaining was this match?
Renan LodiYellow CardYellow Card - Renan Augusto Lodi Dos Santos
Yellow Card - Renan Augusto Lodi Dos Santos
Shot - Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira Right Footed Shot Missed
On Alexsander，Off Tomas Perez
On Alexsander，Off Tomas Perez
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Right Footed Shot Saved
On Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza，Off Angelo Preciado
Shot - Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo Head Shot Missed
Corner
Shot - Lucas Evangelista Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Head Shot Saved
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Head Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Jhon Arias Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
On Lucas Evangelista，Off Mauricio Magalhaes Prado
On Arthur Gabriel，Off Joaquin Piquerez Moreira
Igor GomesShot - Igor Gomes Left Footed Shot Goal
assist: Alan Minda
Goal 1-2
RuanYellow CardYellow Card - Ruan Tressoldi Netto
Felipe AndersonShot - Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes Left Footed Shot Goal
assist: Jhon Arias
Goal 1-1
On Igor Gomes，Off Victor Hugo Gomes Silva
On Alan Minda，Off Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Mamady Cisse Head Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
On Heittor，Off Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho,Paulinho
Shot - Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnov Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Renan Augusto Lodi Dos Santos Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
On Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira，Off Emiliano Martinez
On Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes，Off Agustin Giay
Shot - Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo Head Shot Missed
Corner
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Missed
Victor HugoShot - Victor Hugo Gomes Silva Right Footed Shot Goal
Shot - Zander Mateo Casierra Cabezas Right Footed Shot Saved
Goal 0-1
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Mauricio Magalhaes Prado Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Right Footed Shot Saved
On Mamady Cisse，Off Maycon de Andrade Barberan
Shot - Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho,Paulinho Right Footed Shot Missed
First Half Ends！0-0
Corner
Corner
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Zander Mateo Casierra Cabezas Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Missed
Corner
Angelo PreciadoYellow CardYellow Card - Angelo Preciado
Corner
Shot - Mauricio Magalhaes Prado Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Corner
VAR Decision - vip_for_unknown.true
Shot - Emiliano Martinez Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Corner
Kick-off! Referee：Bruno Arleu de Araujo
Palmeiras sit top of the Brasileirão and welcome a battered Atlético Mineiro side to Allianz Parque on Sunday evening, but the hosts must navigate a selection crisis of up to nine absences. Despite the squad disruption, the Verde e Branco have won three straight and will fancy their chances against a visitor mired in mid-table mediocrity.
