Leila Pereira pays tribute to Abel Ferreira for five years at Palmeiras | OneFootball

The president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, paid tribute this Thursday to coach Abel Ferreira, who is celebrating five years at the helm of the club. On her social media, the director posted:

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The symbolic date coincides with a decisive day: Palmeiras faces LDU this Thursday at Allianz Parque in the Libertadores semifinal, needing to overturn the 3-0 loss suffered in Ecuador.

Longest-serving coach

Since arriving in 2020, after the departure of Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Abel has established himself as Palmeiras’ longest-serving coach and also among the coaches of the 20 Série A clubs. The Portuguese manager has 385 matches, with 224 wins, 91 draws, and 70 losses, in addition to ten titles won.

List of achievements and records

Under Abel’s command, Palmeiras has won: 🏆 3 Campeonato Paulista titles (2022, 2023, and 2024) 🏆 2 Libertadores titles (2020 and 2021) 🏆 2 Brasileirão titles (2022 and 2023) 🏆 1 Copa do Brasil (2020) 🏆 1 Recopa Sudamericana (2022) 🏆 1 Supercopa do Brasil (2023)

Alongside Oswaldo Brandão, he is the coach with the most titles in the club’s history, as well as the one who has reached the most finals (13)—which could become 14 if he leads Verdão to the Libertadores final.

Cool head, warm heart

The motto “cool head, warm heart,” repeated by Abel in several interviews, has become a symbol of his time at the club and a mantra for the squad. On this decisive night at Allianz Parque, Verdão will try to embody the spirit of their coach in pursuit of another historic comeback.

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