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Palmeiras’ performance against Red Bull Bragantino showed almost everything that the team lacked in the management of Vanderlei Luxembourg and that may be important under the probable command of Portuguese Abel Ferreira.
With Andrey Lopes on the bench for Bragança Paulista, Verdão had a confident enough performance to win 3-1 on Thursday and build a good lead in the fight for a place in the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.
The line-up with a centralized midfielder (Raphael Veiga), two lateral forward sliders (Wesley and Rony) and a reference center forward (Luiz Adriano) was repeated for the third time in a row. The only change was the return of Felipe Melo to midfield. Everything went well.
Celebration of the Palmeiras players in Bragança – Photo: Luciano Claudino / Estadão Content
The speed down the sides of the field saw Palmeiras score three times in 27 minutes. In the first, Zé Rafael made a good individual move and crossed for Raphael Veiga, again in the area, to open the scoring. Then Felipe Melo made a great pitch for Wesley to widen, and Ron came up the right and had the back of the rival defender for Luiz Adriano to make the third.
A Luxembourg heritage, Zé Rafael once again stood out as a midfielder, now alongside Felipe Melo. Before being a defender with the former coach, the captain gave a good game and collaborated so that the team had a more compact formation in the marking.
Palmeiras positioned to close spaces in defense against Bragantino – Photo: Playback
If before the team had had a low intensity stance many times, this time Andrey Lopes’ Verdão returned to compete and contest the bids in all sectors. It was common to see Luiz Adriano in midfield, with Ron and Wesley closing spaces in the defense field.
Proof of this position came in the 30th minute of the second half, when Lucas Lima, who started the game on the bench, appeared in defense to block a submission from Bragantino.
Save Lucas Lima! Hurtado tries a shot, but half appears just in time to stop, at 30 in the 2nd half
The good advantage of Palmeiras was not only great for the goal suffered in the second stage, which closed the scoring 3 to 1 in Bragança. Brand error by Gabriel Menino, who made a mistake and dismounted a team that had a good position behind. And also because the team failed to take advantage of the counterattack, Ron wasted a great opportunity.
Andrey Lopes’ Palmeiras proves that it could be a different Palmeiras from Vanderlei Luxemburg’s Palmeiras. Portugal’s Abel Ferreira, who will be announced in the coming days, can inherit a team with more confidence and go back to dreaming of something more in the season, especially in the knockout tournaments.
The first race for a place in the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup was positive. The qualifying game will take place on November 5, at Allianz Parque.
