Palmeiras have only five Paulista winners before Novorizontino final | OneFootball

Palmeiras could win yet another Campeonato Paulista title this Sunday (8), but a large part of the squad is still seeking their first state trophy wearing the green and white shirt.

Out of the 27 players in the current group, only five have already been Paulista champions with Palmeiras. The main one is defender and captain Gustavo Gómez, a four-time champion in the 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 editions.

Three other players have also lifted the trophy as three-time champions — Marcelo Lomba, Murilo, and Joaquín Piquerez (2022, 2023, and 2024) — in addition to forward Flaco López, a two-time champion in 2023 and 2024. They are, in fact, the only athletes in the squad with titles for Verdão.

Group seeks first achievement

Another 11 players took part in the 2025 campaign but have yet to win the state championship with the club. Among them are Allan, Benedetti, Bruno Fuchs, Emiliano Martínez, Felipe Anderson, Figueiredo, Giay, Luighi, Maurício, and Vitor Roque, as well as Paulinho, who is injured and did not play in the competition.

There are also 11 athletes playing in the Campeonato Paulista for the first time with Palmeiras, such as Andreas Pereira, Aranha, Arthur, Carlos Miguel, Jefté, Jhon Arias, Khellven, Larson, Lucas Evangelista, Marlon Freitas, and Ramón Sosa.

Among the players in the squad, Marcelo Lomba, Murilo, and Piquerez have the best record in the tournament, with 75% titles — they won three out of the four editions they played.

Lomba, by the way, is the player in the group with the most state titles in his career, totaling nine: three Paulistas, two Baianos, and four Carioca Championships.

Final in Novo Horizonte

The decisive match of the Campeonato Paulista takes place at 8:30 pm this Sunday, at the Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium, in Novo Horizonte.

Novorizontino had the best campaign in the tournament and, therefore, will play the second leg of the final at home. Palmeiras, on the other hand, only needs a draw to secure another state title.

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