Veiga after Palmeiras’ Libertadores loss: We’ll come back stronger | OneFootball

Three days after the runner-up finish in the Libertadores, midfielder Raphael Veiga from Palmeiras spoke out after losing the continental title last Saturday. A multi-champion with the club, the number 23 promised that the team will come back even stronger.

“At this moment, we ask ourselves many questions, but we have few answers. However, we will remain firm in our purpose, and I am fully convinced that we will come back even stronger. We will be…,” he wrote in his post on Instagram.

Palmeiras lost the chance to become four-time Libertadores champions by being defeated 1-0 by Flamengo at the Estadio Monumental U in Lima, Peru. Danilo scored the only goal for the team from Rio, who lifted the trophy after a victory in regular time.

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Raphael Veiga was one of the 11 starters in the final but was substituted at the 26th minute of the second half. This season, the midfielder has played 52 games and scored seven goals.

Another player who spoke out after the defeat in the final was forward Vitor Roque.

Palmeiras' Situation

Palmeiras is coming off a sequence of five games without a win in the Brazilian Championship. There are three losses and two draws. With this fluctuation, Verdão let the lead slip away and saw Flamengo open up an advantage at the top. Currently, Abel Ferreira's team is in second place on the table, with 70 points, five behind the Rubro-Negro. Thus, Flamengo is just one win away from the title.

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