Riquelme Fillipi aims to follow Endrick’s path at Palmeiras | OneFootball

Revealed last season, forward Riquelme Fillipi had his first chance as a starter for Palmeiras last Wednesday, in the 1-0 victory over Santos. The young prospect celebrated his first game among the starting eleven, praised Verdão’s youth academy by mentioning standouts like Endrick and Estêvão, and commented on his expectations for the match against Mirassol, which takes place this Saturday at 8:30 pm (Brasília time).

“We know the strength we have in our youth academy, we’ve seen it in recent years, with players like Endrick, Estevão, Luis Guilherme, and now Luighi, Allan, as well as those of us who have recently moved up: me, Belé, Luis Pacheco, and Larson. We know how important it is to be here. So, whenever we’re on the field, we try to represent as best as we can so that others can have an opportunity in the future as well. Now it’s about keeping it going, we’re very focused so that everything goes well for us throughout the year,” said the forward in an interview with TV Palmeiras.

Last season, Riquelme Fillipi had only two opportunities, both against Grêmio, when he logged his first minutes as a professional. After not playing against Portuguesa, he started against Santos and had a discreet performance in attack, despite a good defensive display.

Riquelme Fillipi sets sights on the match against Mirassol

The young Verdão forward also spoke about the clash against Mirassol, valid for the third round of the Campeonato Paulista. Riquelme Fillipi highlighted the home advantage and stated that the adverse weather in recent days shouldn’t affect the pitch at Arena Barueri.

“We know about Mirassol’s football. We’re going in to win, because that’s the Palmeiras spirit. We’re working day by day for that. We’re very focused,” said the player.

“About Barueri, which is now our home, I played there a lot last year. It’s a top-quality pitch, and in the last game, even with the rain, nothing changed on the field. Now it’s time for us to establish ourselves even more and hopefully put on a great game and come out victorious,” he concluded.

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