Palmeiras SP beat São Paulo SP 2-0 in Brasileirão - Série A, taking charge after a first-half sending-off and scoring twice around the interval. The visitors never recovered once they were a man down and a goal behind.

Match Summary

The first half hour was tight even as São Paulo picked up an early booking, Pablo Maia cautioned after 12 minutes. Control shifted just before the break. Luis Osorio Messias De Oliveira was shown a yellow card in the 38th minute and a red a minute later.

Palmeiras used the extra player at once. Murilo Cerqueira Paim put them in front after 45 minutes, and Gustavo Gómez was booked in the same minute. Five minutes into the second half Vitor Roque doubled the lead, with Khellven Douglas Silva Oliveira the provider. Palmeiras then managed the remainder, with further yellows for Murilo Cerqueira Paim on 76 minutes and Larson Torna Ferreira dos Santos on 85, while São Paulo could not find a reply.

Key Moments

The sending-off of Luis Osorio Messias De Oliveira was the hinge of the match. São Paulo had stayed in the contest until that point. A man short, they had to negotiate the end of the first half and instead went in trailing, so the second period began with Palmeiras hunting a second rather than protecting parity.

That second goal so soon after the restart left the visitors needing two with ten men. From there the story was Palmeiras seeing out yellow cards, not clinging to a single-goal lead.

Match Statistics

Palmeiras had 58 percent of the ball and outshot São Paulo 19 to 8, including 7 efforts on target to 2. They also won more corners, 9 against 6. The card count showed four Palmeiras yellows to one for São Paulo, plus the visitors' red card.

What the Result Means

The result leaves Palmeiras second in Serie A on 53 points from 26 matches, with a goal difference of 24. São Paulo sit tenth with 33 points from 25 matches and a goal difference of 3, 20 points behind Palmeiras. Palmeiras have one win, three draws and one loss in their last five. São Paulo have two wins, one draw and two losses in that span.

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