Palmeiras Triumphs Over Santos in First 2025 Paulista Derby | OneFootball

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In the first derby of the 2025 Paulista Championship, Palmeiras defeated Santos with a comeback victory of 2-1 at Vila Belmiro on Wednesday (22), during the third round of the tournament.

Santos performed better in the first half, even though both teams had the same number of shots: five.

While Palmeiras only threatened with a shot by Richard Ríos early in the match, it was Guilherme who opened the scoring.

At 35 minutes, Santos' number 10 took a free kick, the ball deflected off Thalys in the wall, leaving Weverton helpless.

Top scorer in 2024 in Serie B, Guilherme started 2025 "on fire". In three Paulista matches, he scored four goals.

As if the goal in the "Clássico da Saudade" wasn't enough, Guilherme also celebrated with the "sign it, Neymar" gesture.

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But Palmeiras returned stronger after the break.

Defending an incredible unbeaten streak of 41 games in the Paulista group stage (last defeat in 2021, with an impressive 29 wins and 12 draws), Palmeiras went on the attack.

Palmeiras was awarded a penalty early in the second half, but it was overturned due to an offside in the play.

Subsequently, Estêvão (6') made an individual play in the area and hit the post.

Finally, Mauricio crossed from the left, and Thalys (22') headed stylishly to level the score.

At 19 years old, the forward is another gem emerging from the Academy. The youngster came from the 2025 Copinha and scored in two consecutive games: Noroeste and Santos.

But, in stoppage time, after the black-and-white defense partially cleared the ball lifted into the area from a corner, Richard Ríos (47') struck it first-time from the edge of the area to secure Palmeiras' victory.

🚦 Standings

With the result, Palmeiras reached seven points and took the lead in Group D.

Meanwhile, Santos, with their first defeat of the season, remained with four points and in second place in Group B.

Santos returns to the field next Saturday (25), when they visit Velo Clube for the fourth round of the Paulista, while Palmeiras hosts Novorizontino at Arena Barueri on the same day.

Featured photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras