São Paulo face old nemesis in Primavera derby, a look back | OneFootball

Facing Primavera this Saturday, São Paulo will meet an old acquaintance from classic matches: Rafael Marques, who played for Palmeiras in two stints, in 2004 and then from 2015 to 2017. 

Rafael Marques' record in classic matches for Palmeiras against São Paulo is favorable for the forward: in five games, he has three wins, with one draw and one loss. In these five matches, the player scored three times against Tricolor. 

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Rafael Marques – Photos: Rebeca Reis/Ag.Paulistão

Career as a Coach

After leaving Palmeiras in 2017, Rafael Marques played for Cruzeiro, Sport, São Caetano, Figueirense, Ventforet Kofu-JAP, Botafogo-SP, and Primavera itself, where he has been the coach since the end of 2025. 

The 2026 Paulistão is Rafael Marques' first experience as the head coach of a football club. Primavera is in tenth place in the tournament, with seven points from six matches. 

São Paulo and Primavera face each other this Saturday, at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Morumbis. The match will be valid for the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista. 

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