🎥 Tetra dream lives! Estêvão shines, Palmeiras advances | OneFootball

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At the Primeiro de Maio Stadium, Palmeiras defeated São Bernardo 3-0, this Saturday (1), in the quarterfinals of Paulistão 2025, in what should have been their best collective performance of the year.

As it was a single game, Verdão remains firm and strong in the fight for the unprecedented state tetrachampionship.

The match marked the debut of defender Micael, but the great highlight was Estêvão.

The alviverde jewel scored two beautiful goals still in the first half to give Palmeiras tranquility in their quest for a spot.

Although the first scoring chance was São Bernardo's, when lateral Hugo Sanches (2') unleashed a bomb for Weverton's defense, Verdão opened the scoring in a masterful way.

After Weverton's long pass, Flaco López gave a header, and Estêvão (15') unleashed a left-footed rocket from outside the area, into the corner. The ball hit the post before dying in the back of the net.

At the end of the first half, Estêvão (46') received the ball well open on the right wing, pulled it to the center, and kicked it from the edge of the area to increase the score.

After the interval, after being stopped by goalkeeper Alex Alves, Flaco López scored the third goal.

Richard Ríos - the new alviverde number 8 - crossed perfectly from the right, São Bernardo's goalkeeper failed miserably in trying to cut the cross, and Flaco López (57') didn't even need to get off the ground to head the ball into the empty goal.

Estêvão's hat-trick (64') almost came after dribbling Alex Alves, but the goal was disallowed due to the young star's offside position.

🚦 How it stands

With the qualification, Palmeiras - the owner of the second-best campaign in Paulistão - will face the team with the 3rd best campaign in the semifinals, which is also a single game.

Besides the State Championship, Verdão is already thinking about the Brasileirão.

The debut will be on March 29, against Botafogo, at home.