Even in a patchy year, Veiga tops attacking stats for Palmeiras | OneFootball

The 2025 season has been marked by ups and downs for Raphael Veiga at Palmeiras. Between injuries, time on the bench, and missing the last six games due to pubic pain, the number 23 has not managed to maintain the same consistency as in previous years. Even so, the midfielder remains an important piece in the offensive sector and leads the team in assists for the year.

So far, Veiga has accumulated eight assists, being the player who has set up teammates the most this season. Right behind him are Maurício, with seven assists, and the duo Estêvão — now at Chelsea — and Piquerez, both with five.

This performance highlights the midfielder's importance, even in a year considered below expectations. In total, there have been 33 games in 2025, with three goals scored in addition to the eight assists. Veiga's last full match was on March 16, in the Paulista Championship final against Corinthians.

Absent since August 6, he began physical transition at the end of last week and is closer to returning to the field. The expectation is that the number 23 will be available for the decisive stretch of the season, when Verdão faces important matches in the Brazilian Championship and the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.

Palmeiras' next match will be on Saturday (13), at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), against Internacional, at Allianz Parque, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. Four days later, Abel Ferreira's team will go to Buenos Aires to face River Plate at the Monumental de Núñez for the first leg of the Libertadores.

Palmeiras' assist leaders in 2025:

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