Abel faces São Paulo’s 7th boss, eyes Palmeiras’ Choque-Rei dominance | OneFootball

Coach of Palmeiras, Abel Ferreira faces another chapter of the Choque-Rei, this time against the seventh different coach of São Paulo since he took charge of Verdão. The scenario contrasts the continuity of Palmeiras' work with the turnover in São Paulo's management.

This time, Abel Ferreira will have as his opponent on the opposing technical area coach Roger Machado, who took over São Paulo after the dismissal of Hernán Crespo, who was in his second stint with the Tricolor. Besides the Argentine, Abel Ferreira has seen five other different coaches at the rival: Fernando Diniz, Dorival Jr., Thiago Carpini, and Luís Zubeldía.

With a 100% success rate against the rival this season, Palmeiras tries to reinforce its recent hegemony in the classic. Under Abel's command, Palmeiras has an unbeaten streak of eleven matches against São Paulo, with six wins and four draws.

In the overall history, the advantage also belongs to Palmeiras, with 122 victories against São Paulo's 116. The confrontation also records another 116 draws.

Palmeiras defends an eleven-game unbeaten streak

The recent moment points to a favoritism for Palmeiras, who arrives boosted by five consecutive victories in the Choque-Rei. On the other side, São Paulo tries to break the negative streak in Roger Machado's first classic, who took over the Tricolor last week.

More than three points, the classic is worth the leadership of the Brazilian Championship. Palmeiras surpassed São Paulo in the last round after defeating Botafogo 2-1 and reaching 16 points. With this, they took the lead in the competition, leaving the Tricolor behind, with the same score but a greater goal difference: eight against six.

Details of São Paulo vs. Palmeiras

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