Palmeiras step up preparations in international break for Bahia clash | OneFootball

Palmeiras continued its preparations during the FIFA international break. On Monday morning (28), the green-and-white squad held a training session of around two hours at the Academia de Futebol in São Paulo, focusing on its next Brazilian Championship match.

Verdão returns to the field on Thursday (8), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when it hosts Bahia at Nubank Parque in the 29th round of the Brasileirão.

Palmeiras works on build-up play and finishing

Under the guidance of the Portuguese coaching staff, the training session focused mainly on technical and tactical activities. The players began with positional work aimed at build-up play and finishing.

After that, the squad took part in different attack-versus-defense drills, seeking to improve both the team’s attacking creation and defensive organization.

The session ended with a penalty shootout.

Paulinho continues recovery work on the pitch

While the group trained at the Academia de Futebol, Paulinho continued his recovery process from injury.

The forward carried out activities separately from the rest of the squad on the pitch, accompanied by professionals from Palmeiras’ Health and Performance Department.

Palmeiras faces a decisive stretch of the season

Second in the Brazilian Championship with 57 points, Palmeiras is heading into the final stretch of the season with key matches on different fronts.

In addition to the Brasileirão, the club has qualified for the semifinals of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, where it will face Fluminense, and also for the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil, against Vasco.

The schedule puts Palmeiras in a decisive run in the race for the season’s main titles.

Verdão has the best record of 2026

Considering all competitions played in 2026, Palmeiras has the best record among Brazilian clubs overall, at home, and away.

Verdão has an overall success rate of 69.05%, compared to Flamengo’s 65.41%. Away from home, Palmeiras has 57.14%, while Flamengo stands at 55.56%.

At home, Palmeiras’ success rate reaches 80.95%, also higher than Flamengo’s 78.67%.

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