Carlos Miguel shines in Palmeiras draw, eyes Libertadores: ‘Not over’

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·27 Oktober 2025

Carlos Miguel shines in Palmeiras draw, eyes Libertadores: ‘Not over’

Follow the leader. In a tense game with refereeing that did not help its flow, Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Cruzeiro at Allianz Parque. With this result, Verdão remains at the top of the national competition, now with a one-point lead over Flamengo.

Carlos Miguel made great saves and saved Palmeiras from a defeat in the Brasileirão, achieving his first clean sheet.

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Speak, Carlos Miguel!

After the match, the goalkeeper spoke to the press about his performance and projected the upcoming Libertadores clash.

It was a very tough, scrappy game. We battled until the end but couldn't score. It's also important to understand that we can't concede more goals, and we managed to do that well in this game. Focused from start to finish, and there's a long road ahead.

The goalkeeper valued the first clean sheet for Palmeiras.

A clean sheet is the most important thing for a goalkeeper, and it's also important collectively. We work to not concede goals and to score as many as possible up front. It's about being happy, staying humble because there's a lot of work ahead.

For the return leg of the Libertadores semifinal, Carlos emphasized the difficulty but made it clear: ‘It's not impossible’

Team spirit, the will, dedication from start to finish. Nothing is over, we will fight, we will push for 90 minutes. At the very least, come out with a win to seek qualification. It's difficult, but not impossible.

And now?

Palmeiras faces LDU next Thursday (30th), hoping to secure a spot in the Libertadores final. The mission is not easy for Abel Ferreira's team, who suffered a 3-0 defeat in Quito.

In the Brasileirão, Verdão returns to the field next Sunday (2nd) against Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi, at 6:30 PM (Brasília time).

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