Palmeiras at full strength for River Plate clash

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·16 de septiembre de 2025

Palmeiras at full strength for River Plate clash

Palmeiras trained on the morning of this Tuesday (16th) at the Football Academy, wrapping up preparations for the match against River Plate-ARG, which will take place on Wednesday (17th) at 9:30 PM at Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires (ARG), for the Libertadores quarterfinals. After showing a video to the players, coach Abel Ferreira led a tactical session on the field.

Verdão is seeking a spot in the semifinals for the 12th time. The club has played exactly 250 matches in the Libertadores and is the Brazilian team with the most appearances in the competition (followed by São Paulo, with 217). The team is also unbeaten in 23 games against foreign opponents in the continental tournament.

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A probable Palmeiras lineup to face River is: Weverton, Khellven, Gómez, Murilo, and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno, Lucas Evangelista (Andreas Pereira), Mauricio, and Felipe Anderson, Flaco López, and Vitor Roque.

Facundo Speaks

One goal away from taking sole possession of 4th place among Uruguayans with the most goals in Verdão’s history (currently tied at eight with Diogo), Facundo Torres looked ahead to the match.

“A club as big as Palmeiras demands playing big and decisive matches in competitions that make history. We have to enjoy it with a lot of responsibility and do everything we can to win and advance to the next stage. We’ll fight and give our 100%,” he said. “The match will be tough, very tough. River is a giant of the Americas and, like us, they also know how to play this kind of competition. It will be a very tough game, with both teams fighting for their shirts, giving their all, and hopefully we’ll be inspired tomorrow to go for the win,” he added.

The alviverde team is enjoying a good moment this season, with seven unbeaten matches and five wins in that span. The second leg of the quarterfinals will be next Wednesday (24th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque.

“Everyone here trains every day giving 100%, leaving everything on the field, with the goal of improving each day. Some days things go better, others a bit worse, but we fight every day to grow and I think the best time to face this match is now. Hopefully we can make the most of this moment,” Torres concluded.

Upcoming Palmeiras Matches

River Plate vs Palmeiras – Libertadores – 09/17 (Wednesday), 9:30 PM (Brasília time)
Palmeiras vs Fortaleza – Brasileirão – 09/20 (Saturday), 9:00 PM (Brasília time)

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