Lucas Evangelista and Andreas Pereira shine as Palmeiras midfield duo | OneFootball

The Palmeiras thrashed Fortaleza 4-1 last Saturday (20), at Allianz Parque, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. Andreas Pereira, who scored two goals and entered in the second half, was once again one of the protagonists of the green victory, playing alongside another midfielder: Lucas Evangelista.

The midfielder, who recently arrived at Verdão, has already assumed the condition of a starter in Abel Ferreira's team and has been standing out with good numbers. Since his debut, against Internacional last Saturday (13), Andreas is the second player on the squad with the most direct participation in goals, scoring two goals and one assist in just three games - with only one of them as a starter.

In all the minutes he was on the field, Andreas shared the space with Lucas Evangelista, initially considered as the player who would give way to the new midfielder.

Despite this, the number 30 also established himself as a starter and, like Andreas and the other starters, only entered in the second half. Evangelista, the author of one of the goals in the victory over Internacional, in the 23rd round, has 31 games with the green shirt, with two goals. He assumed the condition of a starter after the departure of Richard Rios, negotiated with Portuguese football.

Now, Andreas Pereira increases even more the competition for a place among the starters. The spot in the main team, occupied by him against River Plate last Wednesday (17) in the 2-1 victory for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, has also been occupied by Facundo Torres, Maurício, and Raphael Veiga.

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