Palmeiras train twice a day ahead of their Paulistão debut | OneFootball

Palmeiras trained in two sessions this Thursday (8th), at the Football Academy, and continued their preparations for the start of the 2026 season. The Verdão team is getting closer to their debut in the Campeonato Paulista against Portuguesa, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) on Saturday (10th), at Canindé.

In the morning, the squad carried out technical-tactical drills with specific movements, rehearsing offensive and defensive game situations. In the afternoon, the players had a video session in the excellence center’s auditorium and then went to the field for set-piece practice.

Verdão has not lost in a Campeonato Paulista debut since 1995, when they were defeated precisely by Portuguesa, 2-1, at Canindé. Since then, there have been 18 victories (including last year, also against Portuguesa, 2-0, with two goals by Mauricio, at Allianz Parque) and 11 draws. Overall, in 110 state championship debut matches since 1916, there have been only eight defeats, with 81 wins and 21 draws.

Training Match on Wednesday

On Wednesday (7th), Palmeiras continued their pre-season by playing a training match against Desportivo Brasil, from the third division of the Paulistão. The match was played in two 45-minute halves with different lineups in each half – the final score was 5-2 for Verdão, with goals scored by Riquelme, Larson, Facundo Torres, Mauricio, and Ramón Sosa.

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