After the elimination of the Copa Libertadores, by Atlético Paranaense, led by former Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, he chose to play with a team characterized by thrift, and to think about the final of the South American Football Championship maximum scheduled for Saturday, 9 pm, with Flamengo, in Guayaquil (Ecuador) Palmeiras, directed by Abel Ferreira, took a giant step towards victory in Brazil with a victory at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba.

a verdaw He could even become a champion if he did not win, at dawn on Thursday, the second seed Internacional in Porto Alegre, who hosts Ceara, and Corinthians, from Vitor Pereira, who plays at home with Fluminense.

As for the match, it started poorly for Palmeiras who, despite the strong entry and control of the match, surprised the hosts, who scored first, through Mateus Felipe, after the half hour mark, an advantage that will remain in their favour. The drilling Until the end of the first phase of the meeting.

However, at the end of the first half, Abel Ferreira changed the team (and well) with two changes in the second half, replacing Mayke with Gabriel Menino, removing defensive midfielder Danilo and firing prodigy Endrick, who explained the reason for his title. new pellet The Brazilian promise is considered the most exciting since Neymar’s appearance in Santos.

a shredTo put it simply, he decimated the host’s defense with his superb moves, speed and technique, scoring 1-1 in the 59th minute and turning the score (2-1) in the 65th minute. On a night in history, At 16 years, 3 months and 4 days old, Andrek became younger Player ever score for the Sao Paulo logo.

The third goal ended with no doubts (if there were still) about the winner, by the Paraguayan midfield and captain. AlveradyGustavo Gomez in 75 minutes.

With this result, Palmeiras reached 74 points, and whatever the outcome of the matches between Internacional de Porto Alegre and Corinthians, he made it clear that winning the eleventh title in its history is only a matter of time.

Atlético Paranaense, famous for their captaincy, go to the final with Flamengo (this morning they beat Santos 3-2 at home) with low confidence, after a very poor performance, although they may claim to have played with a second team. , which in the end only benefits from the goal, against the tide, in the first part of the match.