Palmeiras face Santos again nine months after their last meeting | OneFootball

This Thursday (6), Palmeiras hosts Santos at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Allianz Parque, for the 32nd round of the Brazilian Championship. Although the season is nearing its end, this will be the second classic between the clubs this year.

With the postponement of the first-round match due to the Club World Cup in June – a match that will also be played in November, on the 15th, at Vila Belmiro – the teams faced each other only in the Paulista Championship, in January.

On that occasion, the game ended with a 2-1 victory for Palmeiras on January 22, during the third round of the first phase of the state tournament. The triumph came with goals from Thalys and Richard Ríos at Vila Belmiro, coming from behind, with the Colombian's goal scored in injury time.

None of the goal scorers are currently with Verdão. Both were transferred to European teams in the last transfer window, in July and August. Richard Ríos is now with Benfica in Portugal, while Thalys is with Almeria, in Spain's second division.

In addition to departures, there have also been many arrivals since then in the Palmeiras squad. From the current starting lineup, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, right-back Khellven, defender Bruno Fuchs, and forwards Sosa and Vitor Roque had not yet arrived at the Football Academy.

Reunions

The match between Palmeiras and Santos will also be a special reunion between Verdão and two players who left their mark during Abel Ferreira's victorious era – Zé Rafael and Mayke, who were transferred to the team from Baixada Santista this season.

Zé has been with the club since the beginning of 2025 and has taken on a starting role. Mayke, transferred in the last window, is a reserve, behind Igor Vinicius. Among their achievements with Verdão, they won two Libertadores (2020 and 2021), the Brasileirão (2022 and 2023), as well as the Paulista, Recopa Sudamericana, and Copa do Brasil.

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