Abel Ferreira breaks Luxemburgo’s Palmeiras record with Allianz win | OneFootball

The victory of Palmeiras by 2 to 1 over Botafogo was even more special for Abel Ferreira, who reached an important milestone in leading the club. By standing on the sidelines, he became the coach with the most games played at the Palmeiras home, surpassing Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

Abel Ferreira now has 161 games at Allianz Parque, leaving Luxemburgo behind in the ranking. The count includes games at the Estádio Palestra Itália and Allianz Parque. The latter, with five stints at Verdão, led games at both locations.

Abel, since 2020 at Verdão, has only known Allianz Parque. There, the Portuguese is the clear leader, followed by Cuca, with 35.

Abel's numbers at Palmeiras

Excluding games where he was suspended or unable to lead the club for some other reason, he has 225 victories, 85 draws, 70 losses. Additionally, there are 638 goals scored and 304 goals conceded. The complete commission, in turn, totals 415 matches.

“I really like being here. I think it's a club that offers all the conditions to its workers. I'm just one, the club is the clock, I'm the battery, I think it works very well together. And then we have a pulse, which is our fans, and I honestly think we've lived these five years and a few more months and I don't know how many games and I don't know how many titles and many sadnesses too,” analyzed Abel.

“But I think there is a mutual affection and respect between us and one thing the fan can be sure of, from the first day I'm here until the last, I only have one thing in mind: to help value the club and win games. That's what they demand of me, that's what I demand of myself, that's what I demand of my players, and that's what we will continue to do,” he concluded.

Abel's Titles

With the conquest of this season's Campeonato Paulista, Abel Ferreira became the coach with the most titles at Palmeiras. The 27th State trophy of Verdão was the 11th title for the Portuguese coach, surpassing Oswaldo Brandão. In total, he led the alviverde team in 380 matches.

For Palmeiras, he won four Paulistas (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026), two Brasileiros (2022 and 2023), two Libertadores (2020 and 2021), one Copa do Brasil (2020), one Recopa Sul-Americana (2022), and one Supercopa (2023).

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