Palmeiras line-up: Abel may keep in-form Paulistão side | OneFootball

Palmeiras continued their preparations on the morning of this Tuesday (03), at the Football Academy, for the first match of the Campeonato Paulista final against Grêmio Novorizontino. The first leg takes place on Wednesday (04) at 8 PM, at Arena Barueri. The decision will be on Sunday (08) at 8:30 PM, at Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP).

After muscle activation, the green and white squad performed tactical drills under the guidance of the coaching staff. Defensive balances, marking, offensive movements, and specific plays were rehearsed. In the final part, the athletes participated in a recreational activity.

In the medical department, midfielder Emi Martínez is still in physical transition, while forward Paulinho followed a schedule of activities both indoors and on the field.

Unprecedented Final and Highly Favorable Record

Palmeiras and Novorizontino are competing in a final for the first time in history. In knockout confrontations, however, Verdão holds a significant advantage: there have been four knockout rounds in the state championship — quarterfinals in 2017, 2018, and 2019, as well as the semifinal in 2024 — with the green and white team advancing on all occasions.

Historical Consistency in the State Championship

The Greatest Champion of Brazil reaches its 19th Campeonato Paulista final, being the seventh consecutive one — a club record. Since 2020, Palmeiras has been present in all the tournament finals, winning the titles in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024, in addition to being runners-up in 2021 and 2025.

Considering all clubs, the sequence of seven finals is only behind Santos' eight consecutive decisions between 2009 and 2016.

National and International Prominence

Since 2020, Verdão has reached 17 competition finals, winning nine titles: Paulistas (2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024), Libertadores (2020 and 2021), Copa do Brasil (2020), Supercopa do Brasil (2023), and Recopa Sul-Americana (2022). During this period, there were also seven runner-up finishes.

Strength as Home Team

The team is in great form playing at Arena Barueri. They have a ten-game unbeaten streak at the stadium — nine wins and one draw — including important victories over rivals like Corinthians, São Paulo, and Santos.

Overall, the club has 22 matches without losing as the home team (17 wins and five draws since August 2025), a mark not reached since the 33-game unbeaten streak between July 2022 and June 2023.

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