Corinthians, coached by the Portuguese Vítor Pereira, took the vice-leadership of the Brasileirão Serie A on Sunday night, going to Belo Horizonte and the Mineirão Stadium to beat the defending champion, Atlético Mineiro, with a comeback in the final ten minutes. , from 0-1 to 2-1, in the most awaited game of matchday 19.
The ‘timão’ (Corinthians) won (1-2) in a penalty converted in the 86′ by Fábio Santos, the great protagonist of the game and of the São Paulo team: he had already, with his head, equalized the match at 80′ , after Keno had advanced the ‘rooster’ (Atlético Mineiro) on the marker after 9′.
With the victory, Corinthians overtook Fluminense and reached second place in the standings, now with 35 points in 19 matches, to 34 points for ‘Flu’, who had beaten Bragantino during the afternoon in Rio de Janeiro (2-1) .
The lead is still held by another national coach, Abel Ferreira, and Palmeiras, who on this day beat Internacional de Porto Alegre, 2-1, in São Paulo: the ‘verdão’ now has 39 points, but Abel Ferreira’s team sees the team coached by another Portuguese compatriot, Vítor Pereira – Corinthians – just four points away.
Further away from the fight was Atlético Mineiro, which, even with former FC Porto player Hulk and former Benfica player Alan Kardec playing, marked a step: the 2021 champion remains in fourth position, after the defeat, with 32 points, already seven Palmeiras points. This round marked the end of the 1st round of the championship, with two Portuguese coaches in the two leading teams.
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