Those from Rio took advantage with goals from Eduardo, Tchê Tchê and Júnior Santos
Botafogo adds 59 points and now feels closer to Palmeiras
The 17-year-old forward Endrick, who will join Real Madrid next year, eclipsed leader Botafogo this Wednesday with a double in Palmeiras’ 3-4 comeback victory.
On a dream night for Endrick, Palmeiras went from losing 3-0 in the first half to undertake a vigorous recovery with four goals.
The Rio de Janeiro team took the lead with goals from Eduardo, Tchê Tchê and Júnior Santosbut Murilo, the Argentine José ‘Flaco’ López and Endrick, twice, sealed the away victory for the São Paulo team.
Endrick scored Verdão’s first two goals in individual plays that They inspired the rest of the team to achieve the heroic triumph.
Botafogo adds 59 points and now feels closer to Palmeirassecond in the table with 56 units.
Botafogo’s scorer, Tiquinho Soares, top scorer of the tournament, missed a penalty which was saved by the Weverton goalkeeper.
In other matches of the divided thirty-first daySantos defeated Flamengo 1-2 awaywho played at home in the capital Brasilia, and with the result they moved away from the relegation zone.
Corinthians beat Athletico Paranaense 1-0 and Atlético Mineiro defeated Fortaleza 3-1, who scored with the Argentine Juan Martín Lucero.
Internacional, with a goal from Ecuadorian Enner Valencia, tied at home 1-1 with América Mineiro, and Coritiba fell 1-2 against Grêmio, in which the Paraguayan Mathías Villasanti scored one of the goals.
Bahía defeated Fluminense 1-0 on Tuesday.
Among the matches that will complete the day on Thursday, the one in which they will star stands out São Paulo and Cruzeiro.
Cuiabá-Vasco da Gama and Goiás-Bragantino They will close the date in the Brazilian Championship.