The club has not won any matches against teams in the top 5.
The defeat to Botafogo, 3-1, last Tuesday, the 26th, in the Brazilian Championship, extended a frustrating winless streak for Palmeiras against direct rivals in the title race. The team coached by Abel Ferreira has not won any of the eight matches against the top teams in the standings, with four draws and four losses. Check out the top football scores on livescores app.
Thus, Palmeiras has a disappointing 16% success rate against these teams, a record even worse than that of Cuiabá and Atlético-GO, both relegated to the second division. Against Botafogo, a direct opponent for most of the season, they lost twice – 1-0 at Nilton Santos in the first half of the season.
“We’re still in the fight. Botafogo has everything to be the champion. They wasted it last year, and I don’t believe they will waste it again,” Abel said after the loss last Tuesday.
Palmeiras has two remaining games in this Brasileirão to try to win a third consecutive title, a feat only achieved by São Paulo under Muricy Ramalho in 2006, 2007, and 2008. First, the São Paulo team will travel to Minas Gerais to face Cruzeiro, and finish their campaign against Fluminense at Allianz Parque. Gain the advantage with BBscore football.
Here are the results against G5 teams:
- Palmeiras 0 x 1 Internacional (home) – 2nd round
- Palmeiras 0 x 0 Flamengo (home) – 3rd round
- Fortaleza 3 x 0 Palmeiras (away) – 12th round
- Botafogo 1 x 0 Palmeiras (away) – 17th round
- Internacional 1 x 1 Palmeiras (away) – 21st round
- Flamengo 1 x 1 Palmeiras (away) – 22nd round
- Palmeiras 2 x 2 Fortaleza (home) – 31st round
- Palmeiras 1 x 3 Botafogo (home) – 36th round
