Nothing to play for? Brasileirão still offers Palmeiras the biggest prize | OneFootball

Palmeiras plays this Wednesday (3rd) in the penultimate round of the Brazilian Championship against Atlético-MG, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Arena MRV. With only a slim chance of winning the title, the team is fighting for second place with Cruzeiro and knows that their position in the competition could mean a different prize payout.

Finishing in second place guarantees an extra R$ 2.3 million. The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) awards R$ 45.7 million to the runner-up and R$ 43.4 million to the third place finisher.

The Verdão team has 70 points and is five behind the leader Flamengo, with six points still up for grabs – besides Galo, the team will also face Ceará on Sunday (7th), in Fortaleza (CE). Cruzeiro, in third place, has 69 points and will still play Botafogo away and Santos at home in this final stretch.

Palmeiras has finished among the top three in eight of the last ten editions of the tournament: four times as champions (2016, 2018, 2022, and 2023), twice as runners-up (2017 and 2024), and twice in third place (2019 and 2021). In the worst-case scenario, third place is already secured for 2025.

Libertadores Runner-up Secured R$ 92 Million

After finishing as runners-up in the Libertadores this Saturday (29th) following a defeat to Flamengo, Palmeiras ended the edition with just over R$ 92 million in prize money. Verdão had already secured 10.23 million dollars (about R$ 55.7 million at the exchange rate at the time) from the earlier stages up to the final. With the runner-up finish, they received an additional 7 million dollars (about R$ 37.3 million).

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