Santos v Palmeiras: what's at stake in the postponed Brasileirão derby | OneFootball

Santos and Palmeiras face off in another clash, this time in a delayed match of the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. This will be the last derby of the year for both teams, who meet this Saturday at 9 PM (Brasília time) at Vila Belmiro.

A lot is at stake for Santos and Palmeiras in this weekend's derby. For Peixe, the match could mean escaping the relegation zone. The team is in 17th place with 33 points – two less than Vitória, the first team outside the Z4.

A potential victory could also end Santos' winless streak in the Brazilian Championship. The Alvinegro Praiano hasn't won in five rounds, with three losses and two draws, matching their worst sequence of results in the current edition of the tournament.

Moreover, a positive result against the Série A leader could boost Santos' confidence for the rest of the competition. Still fighting against relegation, the team will face some direct rivals in this final stretch, such as Juventude, Sport, and Internacional, as well as G4 opponents like Mirassol and Cruzeiro.

Leadership at stake for Palmeiras

On the other side, Palmeiras saw Flamengo closing in on the leadership and has the opportunity to possibly open a three-point lead over the rival. Verdão is at the top of the table with 68 points but is ahead by tiebreaker criteria – the first being the number of victories.

To increase the lead, however, Palmeiras will need not only to beat Santos. The Palmeiras team will also need to count on a slip-up by Rubro-Negro, who face Sport away, in a delayed match of the 12th round of the Brasileirão.

Palmeiras, however, will need to overcome a long list of absences to beat Santos this Saturday. Among injured, suspended, and called-up players, Verdão will have nine absences for the derby. Weverton (fracture in the right hand), Lucas Evangelista (surgery on the right thigh), and Paulinho (surgery on the right leg) remain in the medical department.

Abel will also not have the called-up players Vitor Roque (Brazilian National Team), Piquerez, Facundo Torres, and Emiliano Martínez (Uruguay), as well as Gustavo Gómez and Sosa (Paraguay). Finally, Andreas Pereira is suspended due to a third yellow card, while Allan is serving a punishment from the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice).

Next game for Santos after the derby

Next game for Palmeiras after the derby

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