Palmeiras step up work, Murilo: ‘Best year of my life’

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·27 Maret 2026

Palmeiras step up work, Murilo: ‘Best year of my life’

Palmeiras trained on Friday morning (27) at the Football Academy and stepped up preparations for their return to action after the FIFA international break. Leaders of the Brazilian Championship, the squad will be back on the pitch next Thursday (02), at 9:30 p.m., against Grêmio, at Arena Crefisa Barueri, in the 9th round of the competition.

After a physical workout, the players took part in a practice match split into two 25-minute halves, with the presence of youth academy players, the so-called “Academy Boys.” Forward Vitor Roque trained indoors at the CT and also on the pitch.

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Murilo speaks!

Celebrating his birthday on the day, defender Murilo marked his 29th birthday by highlighting the strong form of the team’s defensive system. In 20 matches played this season, Verdão has scored 34 goals and conceded 17. The defender was also decisive in the Paulista Championship final, scoring one of the goals in the win over Novorizontino to secure the title in Novo Horizonte (SP). With 22 goals, he is the fourth-highest scoring defender in the club’s history.

I said at the start of the year that this would be the best year of my life and, thank God, I’ve been working very hard, staying very focused so I can help all my teammates, and it’s been a very good year. I was able to score in the Paulista final, I was able to help the club and all my teammates and, of course, become Paulista champion. I’m sure it’s going to be a memorable year, in Jesus’ name, always putting my life out there on the pitch, always being able to help so that more titles can come, which is what we always want here at Palmeiras

Since joining the club, Murilo has recorded 130 wins, 56 draws and only 26 defeats. The player also highlighted his bond with Verdão.

Very happy to be able to celebrate my fifth birthday here at Palmeiras, which is my home. Every year that goes by, I keep saying that I feel even more at home, so it’s a great joy to spend part of the day here with all my friends, with all the people I’m with every day. And I can only thank God for another year of life, I’m very happy and now I’m going to enjoy this wonderful day with my teammates and my family so that, God willing, I can have another blessed year here at the club

Finally, the defender commented on the intensity of training during the break in the schedule.

I take good care of myself and, with this whole run of matches, it couldn’t be any different. During this FIFA break, we don’t have matches, but our coaching staff always puts on intense training sessions, like today’s. Maybe it’s even more tiring than a match (laughs). We had a few days off and now it’s training with a lot of strength, a lot of quality and a lot of demand so we can go into matches and be the same as we are in training. That’s what Abel asks of us, and that’s what we’ve been delivering in training and in matches: a lot of competitiveness, a lot of commitment and a lot of dedication

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.