Palmeiras absences open the door for Crias da Academia to shine | OneFootball

Palmeiras will be missing no less than 12 players for the classic match against Santos at Vila Belmiro on Saturday (15th) at 9 PM (Brasília time), for the Brazilian Championship. As a result, lesser-known names and those from the youth categories might appear in Abel Ferreira's team.

Midfielder Larson and forwards Riquelme Felipe and Erick Belé might be on the bench for the Palmeiras team to make up for the absence of so many names.

Of these, Erick Belé made his debut for the professionals precisely in the last FIFA Date, in a match against Juventude – a 4-1 victory for Palmeiras. Riquelme has also played under Abel Ferreira. Larson, despite being on the bench, has yet to take the field.

Luis Pacheco, who played against Juventude, is also unavailable. He is with the Brazilian Under-17 National Team competing in the World Cup for the category.

All the names are highlights from Palmeiras' youth categories. Larson has played 32 matches this season, scoring three goals. He was praised by Abel Ferreira in a press conference by the Portuguese coach.

Palmeiras has the ability to attract players from other places, knowing that here we take care of them, that the main team's coach is watching them. They need to be a good person and a good player. All of them have the opportunity to show themselves in the main team. We will keep him and see if he stays with us or if we loan him out. It will be difficult for him to play this year, he still has a lot of room and time, he arrived recently,” said Abel.

Riquelme has played 45 games and scored 23 goals this year for the Under-20. NOSSO PALESTRA found out that the player's staff, one of the highlights of Palmeiras' youth, traveled to England to talk with Premier League clubs interested in signing the player in the next transfer window in the first week of November.

Meanwhile, Erick Belé has played 44 matches with 20 goals for the Under-20 this season. Left-footed, Erick Belé has the characteristics to play centrally and on the sides of the field, with a high average of goals per match. The midfielder has established himself as an absolute starter for the Under-20 team, frequently wearing the number 10 jersey for Lucas Andrade's team.

Unavailable Players

There are six players unavailable due to call-ups. In the list of coach Marcelo Bielsa, from Uruguay, are left-back Joaquim Piquerez, midfielder Emiliano Martínez, and forward Facundo Torres. Additionally, Verdão lost Gustavo Gómez and Sosa to the Paraguayan national team, as well as Vitor Roque to the Brazilian national team.

Previously, Flaco López was called by Lionel Scaloni for the Argentine national team, but he will not be absent from the team, as the national team only had a friendly match on this FIFA Date - on the 14th, in Angola.

Finally, Andreas Pereira received the third yellow card against Mirassol and will serve a suspension, as well as Allan, who was punished by the STJD on Monday with a one-match suspension for being sent off in Palmeiras' 2-1 victory over Fluminense at Maracanã in July.

It is worth noting that coach Abel Ferreira will also be without injured players Weverton, Felipe Anderson, and Paulinho.

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