Palmeiras beat Vasco on penalties in Brazil Cup semi

Palmeiras won a penalty shootout 5-4 against Vasco da Gama on Sunday (Nov. 8) after Vasco had won 2-1 in regulation. The match, a Copa do Brasil (Brazil's national cup) semifinal, was played at São Januário (match page). In the other semifinal, Atlético-MG and Grêmio drew 1-1 on Saturday (Nov. 7) at Arena MRV. The data comes from RaisLife, based on ESPN.

Sunday's results

Copa do Brasil. Facundo Colidio put Vasco ahead in the 16th minute, and the Rio side led 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, Joaquín Piquerez equalized for Palmeiras in the 55th minute, and José Luis Rodríguez restored Vasco's lead in the 76th. In the shootout, Vasco scored through Thiago Mendes, Santiago Sosa, Colidio and Rodríguez. Palmeiras converted with Vitor Roque, Gustavo Gómez, Ramón Sosa, Andreas Pereira and Marlon Freitas. According to ESPN data on RaisLife, Vasco had 57% of possession and took 11 shots to Palmeiras' 14. Each team received five yellow cards.

Brazilian Série B (second division). At Estádio Joaquim Portugal, Atlético Goianiense fell behind but beat Athletic 3-2. Max opened the scoring for Athletic in the 14th minute and was sent off in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Gustavo Silva made it 2-0 in the 61st. João Pedro pulled one back in the 67th, and Gustavo Coutinho equalized from the penalty spot in the 70th and put Atlético Goianiense ahead in the 90th. At Serrinha, Goiás beat Ponte Preta 1-0 on a goal by Nicolas in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. At Arena Castelão, América Mineiro edged Ceará 1-0 with a goal by Matías Segovia in the 51st minute.

Argentina. In the Argentine league, Central Córdoba, from Santiago del Estero, and Lanús drew 1-1.

Europe. In La Liga, Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 at the Metropolitano. Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring for the hosts in the 10th minute, and Fermín López scored in the 45th and 66th for the Catalans. In the Premier League, Manchester United and Aston Villa drew 4-4 at Old Trafford. Villa led 4-2 at one point, with goals from Alysson in the first minute, Nicolas Jackson in the fourth, John McGinn from the penalty spot in the 48th and Leon Goretzka in the 53rd. Bruno Fernandes, from the spot, and Youri Tielemans had scored for United in the first half. Joshua Zirkzee, in the second minute of stoppage time, and Patrick Dorgu, in the sixth, then pulled United level. Liverpool got past Crystal Palace 3-1, with goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak; Eddie Nketiah scored a penalty for Palace. Also in the Premier League, Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0, Bournemouth beat Ipswich 2-1 and Brighton beat Brentford 2-0.

Italy. Milan beat Genoa 2-1 with goals from Alphadjo Cissé and Christian Pulisic, and Inter Milan defeated Como 2-0 with Pio Esposito and Marcus Thuram. Atalanta downed Monza 1-0, and Fiorentina and Juventus drew 2-2. Napoli and Lazio drew 1-1.

Spain. Real Betis beat Elche 2-0, Villarreal downed Getafe 2-0, Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0, and Celta de Vigo and Levante drew 0-0.

Germany. Bayer Leverkusen beat Cologne 2-1, Freiburg defeated Union Berlin 2-0 and Hoffenheim got past Schalke 04 2-1.

France. Lille beat Rennes 2-1, Olympique de Marseille beat Lens by the same score, Lorient beat Le Havre 2-0, Brest downed Lyon 2-0, Nice defeated Angers 2-0, and Le Mans and Monaco drew 1-1.

Portugal. Porto beat Vitória de Guimarães 2-1, Benfica got past Estrela da Amadora 3-2, and Braga beat Rio Ave 1-0.

Where the Série B table stands

According to the RaisLife table, updated at around 10:20 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 9), every club has played 37 matches. Novorizontino leads with 70 points. Juventude is second with 68, and Vila Nova is third with 66. Criciúma is fourth with 62 points, and Fortaleza, also on 62, is fifth. From sixth to eighth place, CRB, Goiás and Atlético Goianiense have 58 points each.

Today's games and the week ahead

The portal's schedule lists no matches in the leagues it tracks for today, Monday (Nov. 9). The times below are Brasília time and cover the main games. There are also international friendlies from Wednesday through Friday (Nov. 13).

• Wednesday (Nov. 11), Série B: Londrina vs. Náutico, 7 p.m.
• Thursday (Nov. 12), UEFA Nations League: Turkey vs. Belgium and Armenia vs. Cyprus, 2 p.m.; Albania vs. Finland, Czechia vs. Spain, San Marino vs. Belarus, England vs. Croatia, Italy vs. France and Montenegro vs. Latvia, 4:45 p.m.

Results and match events appear on each game's page, which updates during play. The full schedule is on the portal's soccer page.

Sources

• ESPN Brasil, soccer scores, goals and tables
• RaisLife Soccer, Vasco da Gama vs. Palmeiras
• RaisLife Soccer, Série B table
• RaisLife Soccer, games and tables

Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/futebol.