RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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📊 Goal glut on Sunday shakes up the Brasileirão; see the table
After a relatively “quiet” Saturday, Sunday (16) was a treat for football fans.
After all, there were 22 goals in six matches (an average of 3.6 goals per game).
The “strikers’ party” started early, with Chapecoense and Bahia drawing 3-3 at Arena Condá.
In the 4pm matches (Brasília time), six more goals!
In Belo Horizonte, Atlético-MG crushed Grêmio 3-0 at Arena MRV.
And right at São Januário, Santos beat Vasco 3-0 , with Neymar directly involved in two goals!
In the 6:30pm matches, Flamengo did its part to keep the goal average high by thrashing Mirassol 5-1 in the countryside of São Paulo state.
See the match goals by clicking here !
But in Salvador, Vitória missed plenty of chances and beat Botafogo only 1-0 .
And to wrap up the big Sunday, Cruzeiro did not let itself be shaken by defender Gustavo Henrique’s “Puskás-level” stunner and beat Corinthians 2-1 at Neo Química Arena.
See the match goals by clicking here !
Matchday 23 of the 2026 Brasileirão ends this Monday (17), with Internacional hosting Remo at Beira-Rio at 8pm (Brasília time).
+ 😅 Flamengo’s thrashing has social media ‘warning’ Palmeiras: ‘Don’t panic’
+ Neymar stays off the pitch for 1 minute after new ‘time-wasting’ rule; understand
+ 😂 Thiago Mendes who?: ‘beef’ with Neymar and lots of mockery aimed at Vasco
📊 See the updated Brasileirão table
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