Asterisk to blame? Palmeiras humbled as Novorizontino hit four in Paulista | OneFootball

With a Show from the Experienced Robson, Palmeiras Was Crushed in the Paulista Championship

Palmeiras’ coach, Abel Ferreira, is known for mentioning Flamengo in every press conference. This Tuesday (20), however, the Portuguese coach will have to forget about the four-time South American champion and will need to justify the humiliating 4-0 defeat suffered against Novorizontino in the fourth round of the Paulista Championship.

Playing with what are considered first-team regulars, such as Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Flaco López, Palmeiras saw Robson take over the match at Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi. That’s because the 34-year-old striker scored all four goals in Tuesday’s (20) clash.

IS IT THE ASTERISK’S FAULT, ABEL FERREIRA?

Since losing the Copa Libertadores da América final, Abel Ferreira has been using the word “asterisk” to downplay Flamengo’s fourth title in Lima. The coach ‘complains’ about Pulgar not being sent off in a play with Bruno Fuchs, but completely ignores Raphael Veiga’s violent tackle on Carrascal, which happened earlier.

“We often say that Palmeiras didn’t take a shot on goal, that Palmeiras was incompetent in the final, but nobody is going to take away that asterisk, and today you saw proof of that,” said Abel Ferreira in January of this year, recalling the defeat in the Libertadores.

– Regardless of what happened in the game, there’s an asterisk on the match, there’s an asterisk. Scars remain, it’s natural that some players are still bleeding, but we know this team is capable of reinventing itself, it’s resilient, and that’s what we’re going to try to do –, said Abel in December of last year.

CAN’T FORGET ABOUT FLAMENGO, ABEL?

Besides insisting on the “asterisk” issue, Abel Ferreira has repeatedly brought up the topic of Flamengo in press conferences. Last weekend, for example, the coach mocked the fact that Mengão rarely uses its youth academy and said that the four-time Libertadores champion invested more than Palmeiras last year, two points that are not true.

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