Jhon Arias suffers injury blow, out for Palmeiras against Mirassol

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·27 August 2026

Jhon Arias suffers injury blow, out for Palmeiras against Mirassol

After the 3-0 rout of Santos on Wednesday night (26) at Nubank Parque, in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, Palmeiras returned to training on Thursday morning (27) at the Academia de Futebol. The focus now is on the clash against Mirassol, scheduled for Sunday (30) at 6:30 p.m. at Estádio Campos Maia, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Top of the national competition with 51 points, Verdão is looking to maintain its lead. In the first half of the season, the teams met in São Paulo, with Palmeiras winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Flaco López.

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The players who started against Santos did recovery work in the recovery and neuroscience center. The rest of the squad took part in technical drills in reduced spaces.

Palmeiras updates the physical condition of Gustavo Gómez and Jhon Arias

Substituted at halftime of the derby as a precaution due to muscle overload, Gustavo Gómez underwent tests and no injury was found. On the other hand, the medical department confirmed swelling in left-back Piquerez’s right thigh. Forward Jhon Arias also picked up a minor injury to his right thigh.

Emi speaks!

After training, midfielder Emi Martínez highlighted Palmeiras’ strong run this season. In addition to leading the Brasileirão, the team is also in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil and the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

I’m very happy with the team’s current moment. It’s good to know that whoever comes into the game is ready to play, and that makes the team grow every day and helps everyone keep up this good run.

Against Santos, Emi Martínez reached the milestone of 50 wins for Palmeiras. The Uruguayan has made 76 appearances for the club and trails only Diogo, with 62 wins, Villadoniga, with 85, and Piquerez, with 152, in the ranking of Uruguayans with the most wins in the club’s history.

The player also commented on adapting to the center-back role, a position he has played at certain points this season, and emphasized the importance of the work done by Abel Ferreira and his coaching staff.

There was a moment when the team needed me in this position, which isn’t my usual one, but Abel gave me every detail so I could perform the role in the best way possible. He helped me a lot with that. I’m also happy to have that versatility in the team — I can play as a defensive midfielder or as a third center-back.

Now, the challenge is to stay focused against Mirassol and go after three more points away from home. For Emi, the team needs to approach every match with the same mindset in the pursuit of titles.

I think it’s going to be a difficult game, but if we want to be champions, we can’t look too much at any opponent. We know we have to win every game, so we’re already preparing for this match in the best possible way to take the three points.

Palmeiras also carries a historically positive away record in the Brazilian Championship. The club is the only one in the competition’s history with more wins than losses away from home: 294 wins, 250 draws and 289 defeats, as well as 1,007 goals scored and 988 conceded.

In their last 14 away matches in the Brasileirão, Verdão has lost only twice, both in Rio de Janeiro, against Vasco and Fluminense. In that span, there were nine wins and three draws.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.