Palmeiras: Abel Ferreira to have full squad for Botafogo clash | OneFootball

Palmeiras faces Botafogo next Wednesday (18th) at 7 PM (Brasília time) at the Allianz Parque for the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship. Verdão seeks to get closer to the leader São Paulo before the direct confrontation.

Full Strength

Defender Murilo and forward Vitor Roque trained again with the group and are expected to be listed, but they are not likely to appear in the starting lineup.

Probable Palmeiras lineup

Carlos Miguel, Giay (Khellven), Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs, and Piquerez; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira (Lucas Evangelista), Arias, and Mauricio; Ramón Sosa and Flaco López

In the process of physical reconditioning, forward Paulinho followed a schedule indoors and on the field with the youth categories and under the supervision of the Health and Performance Center.

Abel, record holder at Palmeiras

Coach Abel Ferreira will reach 161 games at Allianz Parque and will stand alone as the coach with the most matches leading Verdão at Estádio Palestra Italia/Allianz Parque (currently tied with Vanderlei Luxemburgo).

– When I enter a game and the crowd sings, I feel goosebumps. It's when I feel the total connection between our fans and our team. Whenever we play together, we are an extremely competitive team, a team that never gives up, that fights until the end, capable of making the impossible possible, capable of breaking records, breaking barriers. An energy that is created inside a stadium, which was once more open, the old Parque Antarctica, where the roots and growth of Palmeiras itself began. The natural growth of the club, the transition to an arena, to Allianz Parque, a multi-purpose space that thinks about modernity, the future. This is the path – he said

– Winning a title is a unique emotion. In my book, I explain very well what it means for me to win a title. And when the players feel it, it's something you want to repeat, and for that, you need everything we do here, from our players. The true protagonists are the players, they are the foundation of everything. When I see the players who have been here, the players who are here again creating a new culture, a new mentality, they know what it means to represent Palmeiras, the roots, and the values. When we say it is a fan base and a club that comes from suffering, effort, and a lot of work, that lives a lot from the fight, the rivalry with our city rivals. This creates a sense of belonging in them. Our fan is our soul, it's something that pushes us. When I sit or stand and see the fans singing and cheering at the beginning of the game, my skin tingles, and at that moment I say we are playing together – he completed

Upcoming Verdão matches

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