English:
Palmeiras Edges Out Sport Recife in a Tense, Card-Filled Match
Recife, Pernambuco – Palmeiras defeated Sport Recife 2-1 in a hard-fought match at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, corresponding to the second round of the 2025 Serie A. The match, officiated by Bruno Arleu de Araujo, was marked by tension and a high number of yellow cards.
Flaco López opened the scoring for Palmeiras in the 32nd minute with a penalty. Chrystian Barletta equalized for Sport Recife in the 38th minute with a great goal. In the closing stages, Raphael Veiga secured the victory for Palmeiras with another penalty in the 89th minute.
Both teams had similar possession (50% each), but Palmeiras was more effective in shots on target (4 out of 7). Sport Recife, despite having more corners (6 to 3) and committing fewer fouls (16 to 20), couldn’t overcome Palmeiras’s efficiency. The match ended with a total of 9 yellow cards, 5 for Sport Recife and 4 for Palmeiras.
Substitutions sport recife: at minute 30 Matheus Alexandre came in and Hereda went out., at minute 79 Arthur Sousa came in and Pablo went out., at minute 79 F. Dominguez came in and Du Queiroz went out., at minute 83 L. Lobato came in and Lucas Lima went out., at minute 83 Carlos Alberto came in and Chrystian Barletta went out.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 46 J. Piquerez came in and Vanderlan went out., at minute 46 Estevao came in and Felipe Anderson went out., at minute 59 A. Moreno came in and E. Martinez went out., at minute 59 Raphael Veiga came in and Bruno Fuchs went out., at minute 73 Vitor Roque came in and Lucas Evangelista went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sport Recife
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