With Jhon Arias, Palmeiras return to training at the Academia de Futebol

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·18 February 2026

With Jhon Arias, Palmeiras return to training at the Academia de Futebol

The Palmeiras returned to training on the morning of this Wednesday (18th), at the Football Academy, after the 1-1 draw with Guarani on Sunday (15th). Qualified for the quarter-finals of the Paulista Championship with the second-best overall campaign, the Verdão will face Capivariano at 8:30 PM on Saturday (21st), at Arena Crefisa Barueri.

After muscle activation, the squad went to the field and improved tactical dynamics and game simulations, both offensive and defensive. Following this, Abel Ferreira's coaching staff led a technical drill in reduced dimensions with two teams. Presented on Friday (13th) as a Palmeiras reinforcement, forward Jhon Arias was the novelty by participating fully in his first training session with the green and white group.

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Speak, Mauricio

After the activity, midfielder Mauricio spoke about the great phase with the Palmeiras jersey.

“It’s a very good moment, with individual and collective growth. We have been playing great games and achieving great results as well. We work very hard every day to always live up to expectations. Thank God, it’s been working out and we have been getting good results,” said the number 18, who has 83 matches and 16 goals for the club – eight matches and two goals in the current season.

The Palmeiras midfielder spoke for the first time about obtaining Paraguayan citizenship, approved by FIFA last week. Mauricio explained that the procedures began a year ago and highlighted the privilege of representing his paternal roots.

“A part of my father's family is from Paraguay. In fact, my grandmother, who has passed away, was Paraguayan. My father was born in Brazil but went there as a baby, spent his entire childhood and adolescence in Paraguay, and returned to Brazil to work,” he said.

“Since last year, I have been, on my own, working on this documentation process. I also talked to Gómez, who helped me in this process, showing the way. The news just came out now, but I had been pursuing this since last year. I am very happy it worked out because it’s an additional option we have. Of course, I have to do a very well-done job here at Palmeiras to have this opportunity in the Paraguayan National Team, but always thinking about the family part as well, because we have this very strong bond,” he concluded.

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