Atlético Mineiro won 1-2 on their visit to Juventude
Corinthians was crushed by Fluminense 4-0
Palmeiras lost this Saturday by 0-2 against Athletico Paranaensewhich climbed to second place in the Brazilian Championship standings, but still continues as the only leader of the tournament after the start of the fifteenth day.
Both teams reserved most of the starters for their next commitments in the Copa Libertadores and played an even game that left Palmeiras with 29 points and Paranaense, who won with goals from Vitor Bueno and Vitor Roque, with two fewer.
The Atletico Mineiroirregular in recent days, seemed to recover and won 1-2 on his visit to Juventudewith which they rose to third position, also two points behind the leader but with a worse goal difference than Paranaense.
Hulk and Eduardo Sacha scored for Mineiro and Moraes discounted for Juventude, who after this setback are still in penultimate place, with eleven points.
the Corinthianswhich was closely following Palmeiras, was not only farther from the leader but was also beaten by Fluminense, who defeated him 4-0 at the Maracana stadiumwith two goals from the Argentine Germán Cano, one from Manoel and another from the veteran Fred.
The only excuse for Corinthians is that they played with a team full of substitutes, because next Tuesday will decide his future in the Copa Libertadores on a visit to Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires.
With the win, Fluminense reached 24 points and now occupies the sixth positionwhile Corinthians fell to fourth place.
Also this Saturday, Flamengo gave another sign that they are beginning to overcome their bad streak and beat Santos at home by 1-2with goals from Gabriel Barbosa “Gabigol” and Pedro, while Vinicius Zanocelo scored for the locals.
Flamengo thus rose to seventh position, with 21 points, and now adds two more than Santoswhich follows in eighth place in the standings.