Soccer today, Nov. 1: Palmeiras-Vasco, Boca-River

Two Copa do Brasil semifinals, Palmeiras vs. Vasco da Gama and Grêmio vs. Atlético-MG, headline Sunday's soccer schedule (Nov. 1). The day also brings Argentina's Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate, and Liverpool vs. Arsenal in England. On Saturday, Coritiba beat Vitória 2-0 in Brazil's top league, the Brasileirão, and moved to 11th place with 42 points, according to the RaisLife standings.

Saturday's results (Oct. 31)

According to ESPN, Coritiba took the lead against Vitória at Couto Pereira in the 58th minute, with a goal by Pedro Rocha, and Tinga made it 2-0 in the 69th (see the match page on RaisLife). The three points lifted Coritiba to 42 after 33 games. Vitória sits 14th with 38 points, behind Vasco, which is 13th with 38 and has played one game fewer. At the top of the table, Flamengo leads with 73 points and Palmeiras is second with 70.

In Série B, Brazil's second division, league leaders Juventude drew 2-2 with Vila Nova at Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium. Janderson put Vila Nova ahead in the 55th minute, Lucas Alves equalized for Juventude in the 76th, Dudu restored the home side's lead in the 83rd, and Juventude's Safira scored the visitors' second in the 86th. Each team had a player sent off: Vila Nova's João Pedro Vieira in the 62nd minute and Juventude's Messias in the 72nd (match page). In the RaisLife Série B table, Juventude has 65 points, followed by Novorizontino with 64 (having played one game fewer) and Vila Nova with 63. Also in Série B, Botafogo-SP and Sport drew 1-1: Hygor scored for Botafogo-SP in the 39th minute, and Pedro Perotti equalized for Sport in first-half stoppage time. Náutico beat Avaí 1-0 on a goal by Benjamín Borasi in the 23rd minute.

In Europe, AC Milan won the Milan derby, beating Inter 3-1 at San Siro in Serie A. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring in the 4th minute, Adrien Rabiot made it 2-0 in the 10th, Alessandro Bastoni pulled one back for Inter in the 22nd, and Diego Moreira added Milan's third in the 43rd. In Germany, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 at the Allianz Arena. Konrad Laimer (38th minute) and Dayot Upamecano (66th) scored for Bayern, while Serhou Guirassy (60th) and Fábio Silva (89th) scored for Dortmund. Also in the Bundesliga, Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 at the BayArena.

Barcelona routed Alavés 6-1 at Camp Nou in La Liga. Raphinha scored in the 8th and 41st minutes, Lamine Yamal in first-half stoppage time and in the 64th, Fermín López in the 23rd and Anthony Gordon in the 81st. Mariano Díaz scored for Alavés. Elsewhere in Spain, Atlético Madrid won 2-0 at Levante. In the Premier League, Brighton beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on a goal by Yasin Ayari in the 11th minute. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0, with United's Lisandro Martínez sent off in the 63rd minute. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring in the 50th, and Cole Palmer added a penalty in the 64th. Roma thrashed Udinese 5-2, and Porto beat Estoril 4-0.

In Argentina, Talleres beat Deportivo Riestra 3-0, Vélez Sarsfield and San Lorenzo drew 2-2, and Estudiantes de La Plata and Instituto drew 3-3.

Today's games (Sunday, Nov. 1, Brasília time)

Early risers have already seen one result: Como beat Venezia 1-0 at 8:30 a.m., with a penalty converted by Lucas Da Cunha in the 43rd minute of the first half.

Brazil. In the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup, the two semifinal games are Palmeiras vs. Vasco da Gama at 4 p.m. at Allianz Parque and Grêmio vs. Atlético-MG at 6:30 p.m. at Arena do Grêmio. In Série B, Londrina hosts América-MG at 4 p.m., Cuiabá plays São Bernardo at 6:30 p.m., and second-place Novorizontino faces Operário-PR at the same time. Série B action continues Monday (Nov. 2), and the top division resumes with Red Bull Bragantino vs. Santos at 8 p.m.

England and Spain. Liverpool vs. Arsenal is at 1:30 p.m. at Anfield (follow it on the match page). In Spain, the La Liga round has Getafe vs. Sevilla at 10 a.m.; Racing de Santander vs. Real Madrid at 12:15 p.m. at El Sardinero stadium; Elche vs. Valencia at 2:30 p.m.; and Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Sociedad at 5 p.m.

Italy and Germany. In Italy, Frosinone vs. Torino and Lazio vs. Cagliari kick off at 11 a.m., Lecce vs. Genoa at 2 p.m., and Juventus vs. Napoli at 4:45 p.m. at Allianz Stadium. In Germany, Union Berlin plays Köln at 11:30 a.m., and Eintracht Frankfurt faces Hamburg at 1:30 p.m.

France and Portugal. In France, Strasbourg vs. Auxerre is at 11 a.m.; Paris FC vs. Monaco and Lyon vs. Angers at 1:15 p.m.; and Olympique de Marseille vs. Toulouse at 4:45 p.m. In Portugal, Arouca vs. Nacional is at 12:30 p.m.; Marítimo vs. Santa Clara and Académico de Viseu vs. Rio Ave at 3 p.m.; and Braga vs. Famalicão at 5:30 p.m.

Argentina. Boca Juniors vs. River Plate is at 3 p.m. at La Bombonera (match page). At 6:30 p.m., Belgrano plays Barracas Central and Newell's Old Boys faces Unión; at 8:45 p.m., Lanús hosts Gimnasia de Mendoza.

In the coming days, Brazil's top division has Chapecoense vs. Mirassol and Internacional vs. Coritiba on Tuesday (Nov. 3), then Athletico-PR vs. Vasco, Flamengo vs. Grêmio, São Paulo vs. Corinthians and Botafogo vs. Atlético-MG on Wednesday (Nov. 4). The RaisLife soccer page gathers standings, the full schedule and results updated throughout the day.

Sources

• ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese), soccer scores, goals and standings
• ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese), Brazilian league standings
• RaisLife Soccer, Série B table
• RaisLife Soccer, games and standings

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