Palmeiras beat Chapecoense, 1-0, on Sunday, relating to matchweek 18 of the Brazil Serie A. To this matchweek, Abel Ferreira's team came from a win, and Celso Rodrigues's team came from two defeats.
After 43 minutes, Allan Elias left the game early after seeing a red card. The first half came to an end without goals.
Paulinho scored the winning goal in the 65th minute. With 90 minutes already on the clock, Yannick Bolasie had a golden chance to score but missed the penalty.
After the result Palmeiras are 1st in the table, with 41 points, while Chapecoense sit 20th place, with 9 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Abel Ferreira's team visit Coritiba, whilst Celso Rodrigues's team will host Flamengo.
See the match events in the coverage by soccerzz.com.
