Panaerense climbed to fourth position
Flamengo, irregular, managed to beat Coritiba 2-0
Corinthians yielded this Saturday against Ceará (3-1) for the seventeenth round of the Brazilian Championship and paved the way for the leader Palmeiras, who on Monday will fulfill his commitment against the modest Cuiabá.
After eliminating Boca Juniors in the second round of the Copa Libertadores and after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil, the team led by Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira he wasted the opportunity to catch Palmeiras.
Corinthians opened the scoring with a goal from Roger Guedes, but the Fortaleza team ended up coming backleaving the São Paulo team without options, which remains in second place with 29 points, one less than Palmeiras (30).
In the first meeting of the day, the Athletico Paranaense coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the Internacional of also former coach Mano Menezes finished the match goalless.
Despite the tie and the lack of Sunday’s matches, Inter de Porto Alegre, classified in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana, remained in third place, with 29 units, while the Paranaensewith the Libertadores quarter ticket, climbed to fourth positionwith 28 integers.
In another of the meetings, Flamengo, who are experiencing an irregular campaign, beat Coritiba 2-0 at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, with a goal by Diego, a former Atlético de Madrid player who scored again after 153 days without moving the net.
The second goal of the match Gustavo Henrique wrote it down.
Despite his delicate situation in the standings, in seventh place with 24 points, the Rio de Janeiro team continues with options in the Brazilian Championship and intends to continue fighting for the title, along with the Libertadores and the Brazil Cup, competitions in which they have already made it to the quarterfinals.
The day will end on Sunday. with the match between Juventude-Goiáás, Sao Paulo-Fluminense, Botafogo-Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Goianiense-Fortaleza and América-Bragantino.
Palmeiras and Cuiabá will meet on Monday.