Palmeiras’ winning mentality makes Abel Ferreira proud | OneFootball

The new Palmeiras under Abel Ferreira passed its main test last Wednesday (17th), when it was vastly superior to River Plate at the Monumental de Nuñez. The almost perfect first half even impressed the Argentinians, who were surprised by the opponent’s total dominance in a setting that is usually controlled by the home team.

The Palmeiras coach commented in a few press conferences about the need for the team to have a winning mentality. The overhaul left only three holdovers from the multi-title-winning squad: Weverton, Gustavo Gómez, and Raphael Veiga.

An example of this process of building a winning mentality happened right in the locker room in Buenos Aires. Aníbal Moreno, one of the most reserved players on the squad, spoke about the importance of the victory at the Monumental and the achievement secured by Palmeiras. He also emphasized that he had never won at the stadium before. The end of the video even shows Abel Ferreira proud of the speech.

Aníbal, in fact, was one of the protagonists in the Copa do Brasil elimination. In the same locker room where the number 5 gave a speech to celebrate the triumph, he later used it after the defeat at Allianz Parque to apologize to everyone, in tears.

The Libertadores clash is still open and the return leg will be tense, even with the important advantage. The positive thing is that the new Palmeiras is already starting to transform off the field as well as on it.

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