Felipe Anderson: Fiery month ahead at Palmeiras, fight for all | OneFootball

Palmeiras remains strong in the fight for the Brazilian Championship and the Libertadores and has decisive clashes this month that will define its future in both competitions. Attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson called October a “month of fire,” urged total focus from the squad, and emphasized taking it “game by game.”

After a run against Bragantino and Flamengo, Palmeiras switches gears to the Libertadores quarterfinals. In this stage, Verdão faces LDU on October 22 and 30, in home-and-away legs.

Palmeiras wants to maintain sole leadership

This Wednesday, Verdão takes the field to face Red Bull Bragantino in a clash for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball rolls at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque. Abel Ferreira’s team wants to stay at the top of the table on its own.

“The match against Bragantino is very tough; they always make it difficult. We’re in a very good moment, but we respect their team a lot; they have players who can tip the balance. We need to go in with total focus, with our humility to face every opponent at our home, with our fans. With the strength of the supporters, we believe we can go after these three points,” said Felipe Anderson.

“It’s always an objective to be in the lead. Palmeiras enters every competition to win, but the Brazilian Championship is long, the Libertadores is a battle every game. With maturity and the entire group’s experience in competing and fighting for these tournaments, we know we have to keep our focus. We can’t think too far ahead. We have a month of fire, super important in our journey and for our goals. So it’s about thinking game by game, keeping total focus, because we know every match and every point matters. Thinking this way, I believe we’ll reach the final stretch fighting for everything,” continued the number 7.

Felipe Anderson this season

Felipe Anderson has been one of Abel Ferreira’s starters and should remain in Palmeiras’ lineup to face Bragantino. The number 7 has started 11 of the last 12 matches for Verdão. He only began on the bench against Fortaleza, when the coach fielded a reserve team. The attacking midfielder scored one goal last Saturday in the 4–1 rout of Juventude.

Palmeiras’ situation in the Brazilian league

Palmeiras is the sole leader of the Brazilian Championship, with 58 points, three ahead of Flamengo. If they beat Bragantino, they’ll maintain the gap at the top without relying on a Flamengo slip-up, as the Rubro-Negro face Botafogo.

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