Santos and Palmeiras played out a draw in their derby clash on Wednesday (28) at Vila Belmiro in the Brasileirão.
Both teams created good scoring chances but failed to take them, leaving the pitch with the score at 0-0.
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The result ensures Flamengo will remain top of the league at the end of this round.
The Rubro-Negro face Vasco on Thursday (29) and will hold on to first place even if they lose.
Despite playing at Vila Belmiro, Palmeiras looked comfortable in the opening minutes and created the first clear scoring chance.
Giay slid in inside the six-yard box to try to finish off a fine team move, but sent the ball over the bar.
After that move, however, Santos took control of the match, enjoying more possession and posing a threat of their own.
Still in the first half, Gabigol latched onto an excellent pass from Coutinho and went one-on-one with Carlos Miguel, only to be denied by the Palmeiras goalkeeper.
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The Vila Belmiro side stepped up the pressure in the second half and came close to opening the scoring with more clear-cut chances.
The best of them was a shot from Gabriel Bontempo that Arthur cleared off the line.
Palmeiras only managed to respond in the closing stages. First came two dangerous headers from corners, before Vitor Roque missed a great chance one-on-one with Diógenes.
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