Palmeiras beat Vasco on penalties, reach Copa do Brasil final 🎥

Palmeiras beat Vasco on penalties, reach Copa do Brasil final 🎥 Palmeiras are back in the Copa do Brasil final! They secured their place on Sunday in a dramatic penalty shootout against Vasco at São Januário. In regulation time, Colídio opened the scoring, Piquerez equalized, and Puma Rodríguez made it 2–1. In the penalty shootout, Carlos Miguel was the hero once again, saving two Vasco penalties to send Palmeiras through to the final. They will face Grêmio, who knocked out Atlético-MG on Saturday (7) at their own Arena MRV. The final will be a one-off match in Brasília at the Mané Garrincha stadium. Palmeiras started the match at São Januário on the front foot and came within inches of opening the scoring twice in the first 15 minutes. The first chance came from a Flaco López header that hit the crossbar. The second was a Jhon Arias shot that struck the post. Moments after the Colombian's dangerous effort, Vasco showed that being clinical is what counts. Cuiabano made a good run down the left and delivered a low cross for Colídio to finish first-time and open the scoring. The first half also brought another refereeing controversy in the clash. Arias was on the receiving end of a heavy challenge from Gabriel, and the referee opted to show the Vasco defender a yellow card. Palmeiras protested, calling for a red. After the break, the game remained fiercely contested, with plenty of physical battles. Then Piquerez provided a moment of finesse, using his technique to equalize with a fine right-footed strike into the top corner of Leo Jardim's goal. Needing a goal to take the tie to penalties, Vasco began pushing forward more and were rewarded. Puma Rodríguez, who had come on just minutes earlier, made it 2–1 with a free kick that went through the wall. The place in the final was only decided in the penalty shootout. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.