São Paulo – Palmeiras defeated Egypt’s Al Ahly 2-0 and booked their place in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup. The games are held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where the green-clad Palmeiras fans occupied the bleachers of the Al Nahyan Stadium to watch the game against the Egyptians. Al Ahly will play off for third place on Saturday (12).
Now Palmeiras will face on Saturday (12) the winner of the second semi-final between United Kingdom’s Chelsea and Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal on. The Palmeiras game will take place at 8:30 pm (GST) in the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, while the second semi-final takes place on Wednesday (9) at 8:30 pm (GST).
Palmeiras were dominant in the game. The playmaker released Raphael Veiga (pictured above) for the opening goal. Dudu scored a second-half goal. The Brazilian press scored the performance of the duo Raphael Veiga and Dudu for the two goals. Last year, Palmeiras was beaten by Al Ahly in the third-place play-off.
The uproar of the fans was almost the size of the one in Alliaz Parque, Palmeiras’ stadium in São Paulo, when they watch the games at home. Tickets for Palmeiras fans were sold out event before the team traveled to the UAE, and the fans were cheering as soon as they got to the stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
