Palmeiras visit Santos aiming to keep unbeaten run in Brasileiro derbies | OneFootball

Palmeiras visits Santos this Saturday in a postponed match from the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball starts rolling at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro. Even with several absences, the team led by coach Abel Ferreira will try to maintain its undefeated record in derbies in the national competition.

With five derbies played in the Brasileirão, Verdão has four wins (two against São Paulo, one against Santos, and one against Corinthians) and one draw (against Corinthians).

Palmeiras and Santos face each other again just over a week after their last encounter. The teams clashed last Thursday, in the 32nd round. At Allianz Parque, Verdão won 2-0, with two goals from Vitor Roque.

Palmeiras, in fact, will have to overcome the absence of the forward to beat Peixe. Besides him, coach Abel Ferreira is also dealing with 11 more absences, including injured players (three), players called up (seven) for national teams during the FIFA date, and suspended players (two).

This will be the third Palmeiras vs Santos of the season, and Palmeiras has a chance to finish with a 100% record against their rival in 2025. In addition to the other clash in the Brazilian Championship, the teams also met in the group stage of the Paulista Championship, when Verdão came from behind to win 2-1 at Vila Belmiro.

Palmeiras’ Situation in the Brazilian Championship

Palmeiras is the leader of the Brazilian Championship, with 68 points earned. With the defeat to Mirassol in the last round, Flamengo caught up and matched their points total. Before facing Vitória, Palmeiras has a postponed match against Santos this Saturday, starting at 9 p.m., at Vila Belmiro, for the 13th round.

Palmeiras’ Derbies in the Brazilian Championship

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