Abel Ferreira makes history as Palmeiras progress in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

On the day he completed five years at the helm of Palmeiras, Abel Ferreira led the team to a historic qualification against LDU, with a 4-0 victory overcoming the 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Quito. Besides the triumph, the coach also achieved historic milestones.

Abel joined a select group of coaches who have reached the Libertadores final three times, alongside Telê Santana (1992, 1993, and 1994), Marcelo Gallardo (2015, 2018, and 2019), and Renato Gaúcho (2008, 2017, and 2021), trailing only Luiz Felipe Scolari and Uruguayan Luis Cubilla, both with four, and Argentine Carlos Bianchi, with five.

Among the coaches who have reached at least three Libertadores finals, only one has won all the finals they contested: Argentine Osvaldo Zubeldía, who was a three-time champion with Estudiantes-ARG in 1968, 1969, and 1970.

Abel won both Libertadores finals he contested – in 2020, against Santos, and in 2021, against Flamengo, and he could match Osvaldo Zubeldia as the only ones with a 100% success rate.

If he wins, he will also match Zubeldia as the second coach with the most titles in the history of the competition. Above the Argentine, there is only another legend of Argentine football: Carlos Bianchi, champion with Vélez Sarsfield in 1994 and with Boca Juniors in 2000, 2001, and 2003. Zubeldia and Bianchi are the only ones to have won three titles with the same team.

Abel Ferreira entered the Top 10 of coaches with the most victories in the history of the Libertadores, ranking ninth with 41, alongside Tite and Edgardo Bauza.

Good Record

In total, the Portuguese coaching staff has participated in 64 knockout or trophy-deciding matches for Palmeiras: recording 43 qualifications or titles and 17 eliminations or runner-up finishes, along with four draws. At Allianz Parque, there have been 36 contests, 26 qualifications or titles, two draws, and eight eliminations or runner-up finishes. In the Libertadores, there are 18 confrontations, with 15 qualifications (including two titles) and three eliminations.

With ten titles in five seasons at Palmeiras, Abel Ferreira could stand alone as the coach with the most achievements at the club. Currently, he is tied with Oswaldo Brandão. He has the chance to reach this historic mark on two fronts, as he also leads the Brasileirão.

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