Palmeiras beats Juventude in an exciting match
Palmeiras beat Juventude 6-4 in a vibrant and goal-filled encounter at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The match, valid for the 30th round of the Brazilian Serie A, had a frenetic development with alternatives on the scoreboard and endless emotions.
The first goal came in the 22nd minute from Estevao, who took advantage of an assist from Felipe Anderson to open the scoring. However, Palmeiras’ joy was short-lived, as Danilo Boza managed to tie the game in the 35th minute thanks to an assist from Lucas Barbosa.
The dominance of the match was constantly exchanged. In the 44th minute, Raphael Veiga put Palmeiras in the lead with a goal assisted by Estevao. Juventude did not flinch and, just one minute after the break, Ronaldo scored his goal, with an assist from Joao Lucas, tying the score again.
The second half started at a frantic pace. Raphael Veiga scored his second goal of the match in the 51st minute, but R. Rios was not far behind and put Palmeiras 4-2 ahead in the 63rd minute. Edson Carioca brought Juventude closer again in the 67th minute, but Palmeiras responded with a new goal from Raphael Veiga, who completed his ‘hat-trick’ in the 90th minute with an assist from Vanderlan.
Despite the victory, Palmeiras could not avoid Juventude’s territorial dominance, who had 53% of the ball possession. The visiting team, on the other hand, was more effective in attack with 14 shots, 7 of them on target. Juventude fired 25 times, with 6 shots reaching the goal.
Palmeiras remains in the fight for the title, while Juventude continues to fight to escape relegation.
Substitutions juventude: at minute 46 Ewerthon came in and Lucas Barbosa went out., at minute 46 Gabriel Taliari came in and R. Carrillo went out., at minute 75 Jean Carlos came in and Mandaca went out., at minute 82 Marcelinho came in and Jadson went out., at minute 82 Erick Farias came in and Edson Carioca went out.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 65 Ze Rafael came in and A. Moreno went out., at minute 65 Mayke came in and Marcos Rocha went out., at minute 74 Fabinho came in and R. Rios went out., at minute 86 Vanderlan came in and Estevao went out., at minute 86 Naves came in and Caio Paulista went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Juventude
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