Palmeiras, under Abel Ferreira, is the Paulista champion. After winning at home in Arena Barueri by 1-0, Verdão defeated Novorizontino again, this time at Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi, by 2-1. In a match marked by heavy rain in Novo Horizonte, Palmeiras increased their aggregate lead just 5 minutes in. Andreas Pereira took a free kick from the right, Gustavo Gómez headed the ball, but it rebounded to Marlon Freitas, who unleashed a powerful shot. The ball hit the crossbar and returned to Murilo, who sent it into the net with his thigh. The celebration didn't last long, as the hosts equalized in the 24th minute: Rômulo aimed for the corner, the ball crossed the area and was left for Vinicius Paiva on the other side. The number 16 crossed again, and Palmeiras' defense tried to clear it. Carlos Miguel came off his line to make the save but let the ball slip between his legs. Alert, Matheus Bianqui took advantage of the goalkeeper's mistake and tapped it into the net. In the 62nd minute, Palmeiras scored their second. A goal kick from Carlos Miguel was headed by Flaco López. Jordi poorly came off his line, failed to catch the ball, and collided with John Arías. Vítor Roque capitalized on the rebound and shot into the net. This marks Abel Ferreira's 11th title since joining Palmeiras, now 27-time champions of their state.
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