Palmeiras beat Vasco da Gama 1–0 in the first leg of their Copa do Brasil tie on Sunday, 1 November. Maurício scored in the 24th minute, according to ESPN’s record, which identifies the fixture as the first leg. The result establishes an advantage rather than deciding qualification on its own.
The shooting gap exceeded the winning margin
Palmeiras registered 19 attempts and four shots on target, compared with Vasco’s six attempts and one on target. They also had 62.3% possession, but the score remained separated by only one goal. Alan Saldivia’s dismissal in the 77th minute left Vasco short-handed during the closing stages.
The clean sheet and the preserved lead give Palmeiras a positive position from the opening match. They do not, however, turn the tie into a completed victory before the return encounter. That distinction matters when interpreting the statistics: the home side created a much larger volume of attempts, yet the actual advantage carried forward is the single goal scored by Maurício. No aggregate result should be inferred from the first-leg score alone.
Archival cover photograph: Palmeiras’ stadium during an earlier match against Flamengo in 2025; archival photograph, not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Leonef. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied file is used without raster edits. Image date as recorded by the source: 25 May 2025 (according to Exif data).
