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Captain and main defensive reference for Palmeiras in recent years, center-back Gustavo Gómez completed his eighth season wearing the green and white jersey. At the beginning of 2025, the Paraguayan renewed his contract for another year, extending his deal until the end of 2027, with the mission of continuing as the pillar of the defensive system led by Abel Ferreira. However, the season turned out to be more challenging than previous ones.

Gómez had an unstable start to the year and ended up missing Palmeiras’ first major decision of the season: the final of the Campeonato Paulista, against Corinthians. The defender suffered a collateral ligament injury in his right knee during the semifinal against São Paulo, which forced him to watch from the sidelines as Verdão lost to their biggest rival.

On the offensive side, Gustavo Gómez maintained his usual presence. Throughout the year, he found the net six times and provided two assists. Two of those goals were scored in the Libertadores, making him the sole defender with the most goals in the history of the competition, with 14, as well as placing him alone in third place among Palmeiras’ top scorers in the continental tournament.

Despite his leadership on the field and individual records, Gustavo Gómez finished 2025 without any titles with Palmeiras. In addition to being runners-up in the Paulista championship, the team was eliminated by Corinthians in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and finished second to Flamengo on two occasions: in the Libertadores final and in the Brazilian Championship.

In total, the defender played 53 matches for Palmeiras during the season, starting in 51 of them, ending the year as the eighth player with the most appearances for the club in 2025.

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