Palmeiras and Vasco strike first in Copa Betano do Brasil quarters

Betano Copa do Brasil: Palmeiras and Vasco defeated Santos and Vitória, respectively, in the first legs of the quarterfinalsCredits: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras and Matheus Lima/Vasco

Palmeiras and Vasco won their first-leg matches in the quarterfinals of the Betano Copa do Brasil on Wednesday night (26), taking an advantage in the race to reach the tournament semifinals. Verdão beat Santos 3-0 at Nubank Parque in São Paulo, while Cruzmaltino defeated Vitória 1-0 at São Januário in Rio de Janeiro.

In the Clássico da Saudade, Palmeiras secured the positive result with two goals from Flaco López and one from Andreas Pereira. The Rio side, meanwhile, had to overcome the sending-off of Cauan Barros early in the first half. Playing with one man fewer for much of the match, they snatched the win with a goal from Andrés Gómez in the second half.

Despite the setback, Santos and Vitória will have the chance to seal qualification at home. Next Wednesday (2), Peixe host Palmeiras at Vila Belmiro in Santos. Leão da Barra will face Vasco at Barradão in Salvador.

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At 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (27), Internacional take on Grêmio at Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, with Amazon broadcasting the match.

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