After a draw with São Bento, in the opening of the Paulista Championship, Palmeiras won, by Abel Ferreira, for the first time in 2023 by defeating Botafogo, 1-0, away from home. The only goal in the match was scored by Rafael Vega (25 minutes), a missile fired from a distance between the midfield and the penalty area.
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The Portuguese coach admitted at the end of the match, saying: “I can say with comfort: perhaps the fair result is a draw.” “And in the second leg (against Sao Bento) we should have won. Today we got a good result, but I think we played better in the previous match, ”he added, asking to give the team time to return to the level of last season:
“We have to keep improving our physical ability and our decisions and compete more and more. When we don’t play the way we want to – and it takes time to get back to our normal level – the most important thing is to win.”
Palmeiras tied with São Bernardo for first place in Group D of the Paulista Championship, both with four points. In the next round, scheduled for Sunday, Abel and his company will receive Sao Paulo, the leaders of Group B, also with four points.
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