Palmeiras turmoil: Manager and president clash before River tie | OneFootball

Two weeks before the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals against River, internal strife has erupted at Palmeiras between Abel Ferreira, the team's coach, and Leila Pereira, the club's president. The Verdao's top boss received criticism for her austerity in previous transfer markets, which is why this year she approved an investment of over 100 million dollars to strengthen the squad.

However, after the recent 1-1 draw against Corinthians in the Brasileirao, the Portuguese coach surprisingly complained that he had no forwards among the substitutes to refresh the team. "There were no more center forwards on the bench," commented the winner of two Libertadores with the Brazilian cast.

According to Bolavip Brasil, Ferreira's words did not sit well with Pereira at all. The president argued that she not only bought everything at the coach's request, but he changed his game system at the close of the transfer market, something that did not allow the incorporation of another forward.

On the other hand, Estevao's departure to Chelsea was a move that unbalanced the team in the offensive zone of the field, although it was a transfer that was already known beforehand and Palmeiras, with the approval of its coach, added the necessary players to match the attacking weight they had before the departure of the striker.

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