Corinthians beat Remo to end Série A first half, Brasileirão key stats

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Corinthians beat Remo to end Série A first half, Brasileirão key stats

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Yuri Alberto celebrates one of the goals in Corinthians’ victory over Remo in the 19th round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Corinthians Agency

Corinthians’ 3-0 win over Remo at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo on Thursday (23) brought the first half of the Brasileirão Betano to a close. With goals from Yuri Alberto (2) and Kaio César, Timão reached 27 points and jumped from 10th to seventh place in the table. The team from Pará, meanwhile, stayed on 18 points and remains in 19th place.

Besides Corinthians’ triumph, the night also featured a goalless draw between Botafogo and Vitória at Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio, in a match valid for the fourth round.

Over these 19 rounds, Palmeiras have the best record (77%) and lead the competition. They have 44 points, with 13 wins, five draws, and only one defeat. Verdão also boast the best defense, having conceded 14 goals, followed by Flamengo (16) and Athletico-PR and Corinthians (19).

In second place with 37 points, Flamengo have the best attack, with 35 goals scored. Palmeiras and Botafogo have 33 each, while Fluminense have found the net 29 times.

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Vitória and Botafogo played out a goalless draw at Nilton Santos in the fourth round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Vítor Silva/Botafogo

The race for the golden boot now has a new leader this round. Flamengo’s Pedro overtook Athletico-PR’s Colombian forward Viveros by scoring his 12th goal of the competition. The striker for the Paraná side has 11, while Grêmio’s Carlos Vinicius has 10.

The highest-scoring game of the first half of the season and the biggest win both came in the second round, on February 4. At Arena Barueri in Barueri, Palmeiras beat Vitória 5-1. Meanwhile, Grêmio and Botafogo played out an eight-goal thriller: 5-3 to the Porto Alegre side at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre.

Second half of the season​

Starting this Saturday (25), the second half of the Série A season will begin, and it will feature semi-automated offside technology for faster, more precise, and more efficient decisions.

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The first half of the Brasileirão ended with Palmeiras on topCredits: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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