Palmeiras turn to Carlos Miguel for clean sheets in Paulista | OneFootball

Picking up the pieces after the 4-0 defeat to Novorizontino, Palmeiras has already started preparations for the derby against São Paulo. The main reinforcement for Verdão should be the return of Carlos Miguel, the team’s starting goalkeeper, who was rested during the loss to the team from the countryside.

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Starting goalkeeper for Palmeiras since October 2025, when Weverton got injured, Carlos Miguel has already played 15 matches wearing the green and white shirt and left the field in ten of them without conceding a goal.

While he was the starting goalkeeper for Palmeiras in this Paulistão, he wasn’t beaten in the first three rounds and was the main player of the best defense in the championship. However, after conceding four goals last Tuesday, Verdão lost its spot as the best defense and is now only the sixth team that has conceded the fewest goals in the tournament.

Impressive numbers with the Palmeiras shirt

The expectation for Carlos Miguel’s return to Palmeiras’ goal is not for nothing. In this Campeonato Paulista, the goalkeeper is the fourth with the most saves, with ten interventions.

In the 15 matches he has played since joining Palmeiras, Carlos Miguel has made 56 saves, averaging 3.7 per game. In addition, the goalkeeper has a save rate of 82% of shots faced wearing the green and white shirt. All numbers are from Sofascore.

Furthermore, in the 15 games he played, Carlos Miguel won seven, drew three, and lost five, recording a 53% success rate. Despite the positive performance, the goalkeeper suffered the runner-up finishes in the Libertadores and Brasileirão with the green and white shirt.

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