Endrick's Palmeiras wins Brazilian league title. Santos relegated for the 1st time

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SAO PAULO (AP) — One of the Brazilian league’s most exciting seasons came to an end Wednesday as the strongest team of the year named its name and the club that houses the late Pele was relegated for the first time.

Palmeiras drew 1-1 in Cruzeiro and were Brazilian champions for the twelfth time. Endrick, 18, scored his 11th goal of the season to give Palmeiras an early lead and Nikao equalized in the 80th minute at Belo Horizonte’s Mineirao Stadium.

Santos’ relegation after a 2-1 home loss to Fortaleza was another setback for the club at the stadium where Pelé’s funeral was held in January.

This year’s name went to Palmeiras after striker Endrick, who will sign for Real Madrid, scored several key goals and rival Botafogo squandered a 13-point lead in the table.

“People said I had won, but I wouldn’t do it alone,” Endrick told reporters after his second appearance in the Brazilian league for Palmeiras. “At the beginning of the year, I cared too much about what other people said, I got angry. ” , I learned that I shouldn’t do that. I have aged a little.

Endrick is expected to join Real Madrid for the next season.

Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira got his ninth appointment for the Sao Paulo club. His contract expires at the end of next year, but Brazilian media have reported that he will most likely settle for an offer from Qatar’s Al-Sadd.

Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo, which had slim chances of winning the trophy in the last round, lost their matches. Those defeats allowed Luis Suárez’ Gremio to finish runner-up after a 3-2 win at Fluminense, with the Uruguayan striker, who will soon decide where to play next year, scoring two goals.

Palmeiras finished with 70 points, two more than Gremio. Botafogo, which led 31 of the 38 laps, was fifth with 64 points. The Rio de Janeiro club lost 3-1 at Internacional, ending the season on an 11-game winless streak.

Santos finished with 43 points, one from Bahía, which beat Atlético Mineiro 4-1, and two less than Vasco da Gama, winner of another tense clash with Bragantino.

Mario Sergio opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Messias equalized in the 58th minute to give Santos hope of putting either Vasco da Gama, which is part of the 777th fund, or Bahia, a club in Manchester City’s group, into relegation. position.

But Juan Martin Lucero gave Fortaleza the win with a shot at halftime.

The attack ended as soon as Santos fans tried to invade the field, forcing the players to run towards the locker room. Police and their supporters then clashed in the open air and several cars and buses were set on fire on the beach, in the open-air city. São Paulo.

Neymar, a graduate of Santos’ academy, posted photos of himself observing the adjustment as he recovers from a knee injury.

“We will smile once again,” a striker for Brazil and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal, wrote after his boyhood club’s relegation.

Just 3 years ago, Palmeiras beat Santos in the final of the Copa Libertadores.

Atletico Mineiro’s Paulinho finished the league as top scorer with 20 goals. Suarez and Tiquinho Soares of Botafogo scored 17 goals each.

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Endrick’s Palmeiras wins Brazilian league title. Santos relegated for the 1st time

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