The teams are tied at the top of the competition.
The Brazilian Championship is in its final stretch, and the battle for the title has never been so intense. Botafogo and Palmeiras will face off this Tuesday, the 26th, at Allianz Parque, in the 36th round of the competition, and the winner could almost seal the title. Find the top football updates at live football score brazil.
Tied at the top with 70 points, the two teams are once again the protagonists in a title race worthy of a movie. Last year, the Cariocas had the best first half of the tournament’s history and were very close to becoming champions for the first time since 1995, but a collapse in the final stretch changed everything.
Palmeiras, unaffected by this, kept winning their games and took the lead in the 35th round, never to lose it again, securing the title for the second consecutive year. The most memorable match of the competition was the encounter between the two teams at Nilton Santos. On that occasion, Botafogo had a 3-0 lead by halftime but suffered a 4-3 defeat with a last-minute goal and an inspired performance by striker Endrick, now at Real Madrid.
This year, neither of the two teams has been able to pull away from the top, and the competition has been more balanced. Botafogo had a six-point lead over Palmeiras, but saw it vanish in the last three rounds. While they drew 0-0 with Cuiabá and Atlético-MG, and 1-1 with Vitória, the team led by Abel Ferreira won against Grêmio, Bahia, and Atlético-GO.
As a result, the Paulista team has reached 70 points, just like Botafogo, but with one more victory – 21 to 20 – which is the first tiebreaker in the competition. The other criteria also favor the current leaders: 29 goals difference against 26, and 57 goals scored against 53.
In the event of a draw, Palmeiras will only depend on themselves to become the newest three-time champions of the Brazilian Championship, a feat only achieved by São Paulo under Muricy Ramalho in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Stay ahead of the curve with BB Score.
