Flaco targets key spell with Palmeiras, praises progress: "Motivated" | OneFootball

Striker Flaco López has extended his lead at the top of the Palmeiras scoring charts this year. The Argentine, who has now reached 21 goals in 2025, celebrated his good form and looked ahead to the decisive stretch of the season. He scored twice in the 3-0 win over Vasco last Wednesday, in the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship, at Allianz Parque.

“It’s very special for me. Every year I try to improve my stats and my qualities on the pitch. It’s very good for me personally, I’m very motivated and very happy to be able to help the team with my numbers. It’s a lot of hard work from the whole team and everyone here at Palmeiras, and that’s reflected in what we do. I’m very happy about that and, God willing, there will be much more and I’ll be able to help many more times,” he said.

Flaco López’s numbers for Palmeiras

This season, Flaco López has played 50 matches, starting 28 of them, and has scored 21 goals, as well as providing five assists. One of those assists was for Vitor Roque’s goal on Wednesday, Palmeiras’ third against Vasco. Flaco López has risen in the squad since the change made by Abel Ferreira, who started him alongside Vitor Roque.

The Argentine with the most wins for Palmeiras, with 93, Flaco has also become the fifth foreign player with the most goals for the club, with 53 goals since joining in 2022.

Positive reaction against Vasco after end of unbeaten streak

Abel Ferreira’s team saw their unbeaten run end with a 1-0 defeat to Bahia on Sunday. The response, however, came in the very next match, as Verdão comfortably beat Vasco, scoring three goals before the 30th minute of the first half. Flaco highlighted the “turning of the page.”

“We had a defeat in Bahia that we didn’t expect. I don’t think we played a bad game, but football is like that—sometimes things happen that you don’t expect. That’s it, turn the page, move forward, we have a lot of important matches coming up that will be decisive. We have to approach every game the same way we did yesterday, with the same desire to win, and we’ll be much closer to our goal,” he said.

Palmeiras’ situation in the Brasileirão

With the win over Vasco, Palmeiras took over second place in the Brasileirão, with 52 points. Verdão are hoping for Flamengo and Cruzeiro to slip up, as they face each other this Thursday, to stay close to the top spots.

Abel Ferreira’s team has two games in hand over Cruzeiro and one over Flamengo.

Palmeiras’ upcoming matches

Match: São Paulo vs Palmeiras Competition: Brazilian Championship (27th round) Date and time: October 5, 2025 (Sunday), at 4pm (Brasília time) Venue: Morumbis, São Paulo (SP)

Match: Palmeiras vs Juventude Competition: Brazilian Championship (12th round) Date and time: October 11, 2025 (Saturday), at 7pm (Brasília time) Venue: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP)

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