Palmeiras suffer worst defeat in 10 years against nemesis | OneFootball

Palmeiras once again suffered at the hands of a well-known nemesis in the 4-0 thrashing by Novorizontino: the forward Robson. The player was decisive and scored three of the four goals in the match last Tuesday, in the Paulista Championship, marking the biggest defeat of the Abel Ferreira era in charge of Verdão.

Robson has already established himself as one of Palmeiras' greatest tormentors. With the three goals last Tuesday, the number 11 of Novorizontino reached the mark of eight goals in nine games against Alviverde — all while playing for three different clubs.

In his first game against Palmeiras, Robson scored twice while still wearing the colors of Coritiba. On that occasion, the São Paulo team lost to Coxa 3-1 at Couto Pereira, in the 16th round of the Brasileirão. The defeat led to the dismissal of coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo and the subsequent arrival of Abel Ferreira.

After that, Robson scored again against Palmeiras while at Fortaleza. In the 2021 Série A, Leão do Pici defeated Verdão in both rounds. The forward found the net in both matches.

Finally, the number 11 scored again against Alviverde last Tuesday, this time helping Novorizontino win with a hat-trick. “It's the result of hard work. I think we didn't expect 4-0, but we were very confident,” celebrated the player in an interview with TNT.

Biggest defeat in the last 10 years

The night could have been a celebration, but it ended in frustration for the Alviverde coaching staff, who completed 400 games at the helm of Palmeiras in the thrashing by Novorizontino. There have been 232 victories, 93 draws, and 75 defeats, representing a success rate of 65.7%.

This was not only the biggest defeat of the Abel Ferreira era but also the club's biggest setback in the last 10 years. Palmeiras had not lost by four goals since 2015, when Marcelo Oliveira's team was thrashed 5-1 by Chapecoense at Arena Condá on October 4, 2015.

Until then, Abel had never lost a game for Palmeiras by more than three goals. There were few matches where this happened. Recently, Verdão was defeated 3-0 by LDU-EQU in the Libertadores semifinal. The same happened against Fortaleza (away), Flamengo (away), and Inter (away), in the Brasileirões of 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Standings situation

With the result, Palmeiras suffered their first defeat in the Paulista Championship and missed the chance to take the lead, which could have happened in case of victory and a slip by Red Bull Bragantino. Alviverde fell to third place, remaining with the nine points from the start of the round.

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