Vitor Roque: first Palmeiras title, playing on painkillers after derby

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·9 March 2026

Vitor Roque: first Palmeiras title, playing on painkillers after derby

The Palmeiras is the champion of the 2026 São Paulo State Championship. Under heavy rain at the Jorge Ismael de Biasi Stadium in Novo Horizonte, the Verdão defeated Grêmio Novorizontino 2-1 on Sunday night (8) to claim the state title. Murilo and Vitor Roque scored for the Palmeiras team, while Matheus Bianqui scored the lone goal for the interior team.

In the first leg, in Barueri, the Palmeiras team had won 1-0 – the aggregate score, therefore, was 3-1. Flaco López scored the Palmeiras goal in the first match, held on Wednesday (4) at the Arena Crefisa Barueri, in Barueri.

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Palmeiras reaches its 27th São Paulo State Championship title. This is also the club's 12th official title since 2020, considering state, national, and international trophies.

Speak, Roque!

After the title, Vitor Roque highlighted the achievement and mentioned playing with medication after taking hits in the classic against São Paulo.

Very happy, first to thank God. It has to be with sacrifice, helping Palmeiras. Being able to contribute, scoring goals. I took a hit against São Paulo, my foot was hurting a lot. Taking medication to play.

About the shift in focus for the 2026 season, Roque emphasized:

The group. Before the year started, our goal was to win titles. The unity of the group. Humility of each one, no ego in this group.

And now?

Palmeiras returns to the field next Thursday (13) against Vasco, away from home, for the Brazilian Championship. Abel Ferreira's team is the leader of the competition, with ten points earned in four games.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.