Palmeiras wobble, lose to Fortaleza but reach Copa do Brasil

Palmeiras wobble, lose to Fortaleza but reach Copa do Brasil Palmeiras took advantage of the lead built in the first leg and secured their place in the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals. The qualification came with some scares, after a 3-2 defeat to Fortaleza at Arena Pantanal this Wednesday (5). Fortaleza managed to go ahead twice in the first half, but Palmeiras found their goals to avoid ending up in a dramatic situation. Miritello and Rodriguinho scored for Laion, while Flaco López and Murilo found the net for Verdão. The match The first goal of the match came from a brilliant finish by Miritello, who unleashed a powerful shot from outside the box and gave Carlos Miguel no chance to save it. The equalizer came after a great move by Felipe Anderson, who broke down the right flank and crossed for Flaco López to simply tap the ball into the net. Fortaleza went back in front again before halftime, from a ball swung into the box that bounced around and last touched Rodriguinho before going in. Palmeiras' second goal came in the second half, from an Andreas Pereira corner that found Murilo's head. And it was from another corner that the final goal of the match came, with Lucas Emanoel heading the ball into the net. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.