Nightmare for Abel Ferreira: ex-Sporting boss's worst Palmeiras loss | OneFootball

Palmeiras was thrashed by Novorizontino 4-0 in yet another Paulistão match. This is the worst result of the Abel Ferreira era – who was considered one of the best in the world. After three consecutive victories, all by 1-0, Palmeiras relaxed at the Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi and, with a transformed team, collapsed.

The coach made changes in all areas, including the goal, with Marcelo Lomba replacing Carlos Miguel, in a match where Verdão even had high ball possession (65 percent in the first half), but the truth is they could not avoid defeat against the second division team.

Novorizontino went into halftime leading 2-0, with two goals from Robson, who would go on to complete his hat-trick in the second half before Hélio Borges sealed the score at 4-0. With this win, the modest club climbs to second place in the Campeonato Paulista, while Palmeiras drops to third, although both teams have the same nine points as leaders Red Bull Bragantino.

"I can't lie, it's a hard blow. I will speak with complete honesty: when we are a competitive team, we can beat any opponent in the world. When we are not, we can lose to any team in the world. That’s what happened today," Abel Ferreira began in the press conference.

Despite acknowledging the heavy defeat, the former Sporting coach believes that it is in this type of match where mistakes can be made: "We were not competitive, I hope we can make all our mistakes in this kind of game. We know the responsibility of representing Palmeiras. When we are not competitive or mentally prepared for this kind of match, this result can happen. Just look at how we conceded the four goals, it’s not normal for our team. A heavy defeat, but it will be an even greater defeat if we do not learn from what happened here," he said.

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