📋 Palmeiras and Cruzeiro line-ups confirmed at Allianz | OneFootball

It’s a night of major challenges to close out the 30th round of the 2025 Brasileirão.

Palmeiras and Cruzeiro face off starting at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) this Sunday (26th).

The Allianz Parque is the stage for the clash between the leader and the third-placed team in the competition.

Standings Situation 📊

After losing the direct clash to Flamengo, Verdão celebrated their rival’s slip against Fortaleza.

They are the leader with 61 points and could regain a three-point lead and two more wins than Rubro-Negro.

Their home performance in the BR is 11 wins, two draws, and two losses.

Meanwhile, Raposa comes from a win—which ended a four-round winless streak.

They have 56 points and will be back in the title race for good if they get a positive result.

They have five wins, six draws, and three losses away from home.

Palmeiras 🐷

Abel Ferreira faced a dilemma after the defeat in the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal against LDU.

Should he rest some players with the return leg in mind, or go with his strongest lineup, focusing first on the Brasileirão?

The decision was to use his best available squad.

Mauricio returned to the starting eleven, leaving Veiga on the bench. 

A formation with three defenders and only Andreas as a defensive midfielder. 

Piquerez, suspended, was a certain absence. And Aníbal Moreno did not recover in time. 

Cruzeiro 🦊

Leonardo Jardim has three starters back in the squad.

Cássio was following concussion protocol.

Meanwhile, Kaiki Bruno and Kaio Jorge were serving suspensions.

Photo: Reproduction/Palmeiras 

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