Palmeiras SP beat Corinthians SP 4-1 in Brasileirão - Série A, pulling clear either side of half-time and leaving the visitors with only a stoppage-time reply. The official scoreline never looked in doubt once the hosts had four.
Match Summary
Yellow cards arrived before the first goal. Jhon Arias was booked for Palmeiras SP after nine minutes, and Melo Raniele followed for Corinthians SP in the 15th. Palmeiras SP then took the lead through Alexander Barboza after 16 minutes and kept Corinthians SP at arm's length for the rest of the half.
Agustín Giay doubled the advantage in the 45+1 minute, putting Palmeiras SP 2-0 up at the interval. The second half opened with another Palmeiras SP goal in the 46th minute. The scorer was not listed in match data. Five minutes later the hosts scored again, and again the scorer was not listed in match data. At 4-0 the contest had slipped away from Corinthians SP.
Bookings stacked up after the restart. Memphis Depay and Agustín Giay were both cautioned in the 49th minute. Corinthians SP picked up further yellow cards in the 59th and 65th minutes, and Gustavo Gómez was shown yellow for Palmeiras SP in the 72nd. There were no dismissals. Corinthians SP did score in the 90+1 minute, with the scorer not listed in match data, but Palmeiras SP still finished 4-1 winners.
