Palmeiras v Fluminense: where to watch the Copa do Brasil clash in round 35 | OneFootball

Palmeiras returns to the field this Saturday to face Fluminense in a match valid for the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo (SP).

Where to watch live?

How are the teams coming into the match?

Palmeiras

Palmeiras has not won in the Brazilian Championship for three games. There have been two losses to Mirassol (2-1) and Santos (1-0) and a draw with Vitória (0-0). The latter was valid for the 37th round of the Brasileirão. With this sequence, Verdão ended up losing the lead in the championship to Flamengo.

However, they benefited from a defeat of the red-and-black team against Fluminense to reduce the gap at the top. Verdão is in second place, with 69 points, two fewer than Flamengo, who leads with 71.

Coach Abel Ferreira has had at his disposal, since the beginning of preparation for the match, the players who were with their national teams during the FIFA date. They returned to the club last Wednesday morning and started on the bench against Vitória. On the other hand, Andreas Pereira, sent off after the draw with Vitória, is a definite absence.

Fluminense

On the other side, Fluminense has not lost in three matches. The Tricolor das Laranjeiras is coming off a 2-1 victory over Flamengo in a commitment for the 34th round. Before that, the team led by coach Luís Zubeldía beat Mirassol (1-0) and drew with Cruzeiro (0-0).

With the result, Fluminense reached 54 points and occupies sixth place. The team is trying to stay in the qualifying zone for the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.

For the match, Zubeldía will be without left-back Renê, who received his third yellow card in the win over Flamengo.

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