Fans rate Benedetti’s debut season at Palmeiras as “excellent” | OneFootball

The Palmeiras fans viewed the debut season of young defender Benedetti, a product of the club’s youth academy, very positively. At 19 years old, the player was called upon by Abel Ferreira in just 12 matches with the main squad in 2025, starting in nine of them.

In a poll conducted by Gazeta Esportiva, the majority rated Benedetti’s season as “excellent,” with 65.96% of the votes. Meanwhile, 27.66% voted for the “good” option. The remainder was split among average (4.26%), poor (1.06%), and terrible (1.06%).

Benedetti’s Season with Palmeiras

Benedetti made his debut for Palmeiras in the victory against Portuguesa, valid for the first round of the Campeonato Paulista. On that occasion, the youngster came off the bench in the 21st minute of the second half, replacing Naves.

In total, he played 12 matches: six in the Paulistão, one against Bolívar coming off the bench, and five in the Brasileirão, where he scored his first and only goal. This happened in the 3-2 defeat to Grêmio in the 26th round. After that match, the player made two more consecutive appearances, against Atlético-MG and Ceará, in the final rounds of the Brasileirão.

Now, he is seeking a place in the Alviverde defense among experienced center-backs such as Gustavo Gómez, the captain and undisputed starter, Murilo, who had an up-and-down season but remains one of the pillars of the defense, and Bruno Fuchs. In addition to these, he is also competing with fellow reserve Micael, whose future at the club is currently uncertain.

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