Carlos Miguel shines with three clean sheets, sets record v Palmeiras | OneFootball

Recently signed by Palmeiras, Carlos Miguel has made a good impression at the club. The goalkeeper was the best on the field in Verdão's victory against Juventude last Sunday (2), with a performance worthy of instilling confidence after a challenging start.

Carlos Miguel has only played five matches for the club so far, but he has already faced a trial by fire. Signed to be Weverton's backup in 2025, he took on the starting role after the hand injury suffered by the number 21. Carlos assumed the starting position during Palmeiras' most challenging sequence of the season, with the Libertadores semifinals against LDU, and direct clashes with Flamengo and Cruzeiro, the second and third place in the Brazilian league.

The start was complicated. Even without making mistakes, he conceded six goals in the first two games, with a 3-2 loss to Flamengo and a 3-0 defeat to LDU in the first leg of the Libertadores. After these two games, he kept a clean sheet in the 0-0 draw against Cruzeiro, a 4-0 thrashing against LDU, and a 2-0 victory over Juventude.

With a great sequence of saves in the second half of Palmeiras' victory over Juventude, the Palmeiras goalkeeper broke a record of the Greatest Champion of Brazil in the Brazilian Championship. According to 'SofaScore' data, Carlos Miguel made 10 saves in the match against the team from Caxias do Sul, something that hadn't happened with a Palmeiras goalkeeper since 2015.

Carlos Miguel was signed by Palmeiras at the end of August as a market opportunity as he lost space at English club Nottingham Forest. Initially the third goalkeeper, behind Weverton and Marcelo Lomba, he surpassed Lomba's competition and took the starting position after the injury of the number 21.

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