📋 Palmeiras set to go top; Grêmio try to leave bottom four | OneFootball

Grêmio and Palmeiras face off this Sunday (20), at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), at the Arena in Porto Alegre, in a clash of opposites in the 2026 Brasileirão, valid for Matchday 28.

Verdão are in second place with 56 points and are looking for a win to temporarily go top of the table, putting pressure on leaders Flamengo, who play later.

Tricolor Gaúcho, meanwhile, are suffering in 17th place with 28 points and are trying to climb out of the relegation zone.

Compared to the last match (a 3-2 defeat to Botafogo), coach Renato Portaluppi, beginning his fifth spell with Imortal, opted to bring in João Pedro, Balbuena, Pedro Gabriel and Amuzu in place of Diego Caito, Caio Paulista, Krovinovic and Jovane Cabral, respectively, for Grêmio.

As for Palmeiras, coming off qualification for the Libertadores semifinals, coach Abel Ferreira (suspended) chose to start Gustavo Gómez and Vitor Roque in place of Bruno Fuchs and Murilo, respectively.

📋 See Grêmio's lineup

📋 See Palmeiras' lineup

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