Palmeiras unbeaten with first-choice team for a third of season | OneFootball

Palmeiras thrashed Capivariano 4-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista. It was the fourth game out of 12 played this season where Abel Ferreira fielded the ideal team: Carlos Miguel, Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Piquerez; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Mauricio, Allan, Flaco López, and Vitor Roque.

The starting lineup has a 100% success rate with victories against Vitória, Corinthians, Internacional, and now Capivariano. They have scored 13 goals and conceded only two. It is worth noting that the lineup played when Palmeiras had three days of rest, as Abel always emphasizes in press conferences.

The same will happen until the match against Fluminense next Wednesday (25). The question is whether the coach will maintain the team or give Jhon Arias his first opportunity as a starter, precisely against his former club.

After the match against the team from Rio, which is crucial for the leadership of the Brasileirão, the focus returns to the state semifinal and the possible decision in two games. If this happens, it will be a sequence within a week's interval.

Abel has options to change the team, but he found the ideal 11 with the addition of Arias. After qualifying in the Paulista, the players remain available for the next game, which is great news for the coaching staff.

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