Palmeiras train ahead of LDU clash, focus shifts to Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

Less than 24 hours after the defeat to Flamengo at Maracanã, in the Brazilian Championship, Palmeiras has already turned the page and started preparing for the Libertadores semifinal. The team reassembled at the Football Academy on Monday morning and shifted focus to the match against LDU.

The match will take place this Thursday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Casa Blanca Stadium in Quito, Ecuador.

With the setback, Palmeiras saw Flamengo close in on the lead. Both teams have 61 points, but Verdão, with one more victory, remains at the top.

How was the reassembly?

The players who played for 45 minutes or more against Flamengo did regenerative activities in the recovery and neuroscience room. The rest of the squad went to the field and held a scrimmage with two teams for over an hour. The activities included the presence of under-20 players.

And the injured players?

Initially, Palmeiras is not expected to have any new developments for the match. Forward Paulinho (right leg surgery), midfielder Lucas Evangelista (left thigh surgery), and goalkeeper Weverton (right hand fracture) followed the schedule with the Health and Performance Center at the excellence center.

Weverton trains on the field

Jersey number 21, the latest to enter the medical department, also did field movements. However, the player remains unavailable for Abel Ferreira, who is expected to keep Carlos Miguel among the starters.

With a fracture in his right hand, goalkeeper Weverton trained on the field but remains unavailable for Palmeiras (Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras)

Palmeiras in the Libertadores

Palmeiras is having a good campaign in the Libertadores. In the first phase, they had the best overall campaign, with a 100% success rate. In the round of 16, they eliminated Universitario-PER with a win (0-4) and a draw (0-0), and in the quarterfinals, they overcame River Plate-ARG after two victories (1-2 and 3-1).

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