Bruno Rodrigues at Palmeiras: resilience and payback this year | OneFootball

One of the most beautiful stories in recent Brazilian football history has a name and surname: Bruno Rodrigues. Away from the pitch for almost two years, the Palmeiras forward returned to play during the year 2025 and was, in a way, important in the squad rotation.

Return to the Pitch

Signed for the 2024 season, we can say that Bruno Rodrigues truly began his journey with the Palmeiras jersey in 2025. As soon as he arrived, the player suffered a severe knee injury, which kept him off the pitch for about four months.

During his recovery process, the athlete, who was already in physical transition, suffered a new serious knee injury. The rupture of the patellar tendon, an injury similar to Ronaldo Fenômeno's in 2002.

With the new injury, the player practically had no set date to return to the pitch. In September of this year, the player returned to the pitch in a match against Internacional at Allianz Parque.

In the sequence of games ahead, Bruno managed to score two goals in the season, both against Juventude.

Punishment and Situation

During the holidays, Bruno participated in a football tournament in Ceará-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte, without informing the Football Department of Verdão. As a result, Palmeiras released an official statement saying that the athlete would be subject to punishment.

Bruno Rodrigues is not in the plans of Abel Ferreira's technical team for the 2026 season. NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that there is no advanced negotiation yet, but the parties are working to find a new club for the player.

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