How Palmeiras’ call-ups will make their way back | OneFootball

Palmeiras was one of the Brazilian clubs most affected by the FIFA international break and is already thinking about the availability of its called-up players for the match against Grêmio, scheduled for 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday. Although the club had made moves to speed up the return of players representing their national teams on other occasions, Verdão will not repeat that this time.

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The called-up players will follow the return logistics set by their national teams. However, the expectation is that by Wednesday night all of them will already be in São Paulo to be evaluated by the club’s Health and Performance Department and find out whether they will be physically fit to face Grêmio.

In all, eight players from the green-and-white squad were called up. They are: Giay and Flaco López (Argentina), Emiliano Martínez and Piquerez (Uruguay), Gustavo Gómez, Mauricio and Ramón Sosa (Paraguay), and Jhon Arias (Colombia).

Meanwhile, Piquerez suffered a ligament rupture in his right ankle during the match between Uruguay and England and will undergo surgery. As a result, he will definitely be unavailable for Abel Ferreira in the club’s upcoming fixtures.

National team schedule

Argentina wraps up its series of friendlies during the FIFA international break on Tuesday, two days before the match between Palmeiras and Grêmio. La Albiceleste will face Zambia in Buenos Aires. The situation for Uruguay and Paraguay’s players is similar. They also play on Tuesday, against Algeria and Morocco, respectively. However, those matches will be played in Europe.

Jhon Arias is the only one who is not a concern for Abel Ferreira’s staff, since Colombia already completed its matches during this FIFA international break when it faced France last Sunday in the United States.

Palmeiras’ situation

With three straight wins, Palmeiras is the outright leader of the Brazilian Championship with 19 points. Now, Verdão is seeking another victory over Grêmio and hoping for Fluminense and São Paulo to drop points to extend its lead at the top of the standings.

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