Abel Ferreira’s staff set to reach historic milestone against Juventude | OneFootball

The match between Palmeiras and Juventude this Sunday (2) in Caxias do Sul marks a special milestone for Abel Ferreira’s coaching staff. The duel will be the 200th game for the staff in Brazilian Championship matches.

In total, Palmeiras has played 199 games under Abel’s command in the national competition, with 111 wins, 45 draws, and 43 losses, as well as 326 goals scored and 178 conceded.

The coach also ranks among those who have managed the club the most in the history of the Brazilian Championship: he has been on the sidelines for 176 matches—the rest were led by assistants during suspensions. He is only behind Luiz Felipe Scolari, who has 203 games.

However, while Abel is still chasing Felipão in total matches, he is already the isolated leader in victories. He has 98 wins in the competition, establishing the Portuguese manager as the most successful Palmeiras coach in the tournament.

Abel has won ten titles with Verdão: Libertadores (2020 and 2021); Campeonato Paulista (2022, 2023, and 2024); Copa do Brasil (2020); Campeonato Brasileiro (2022 and 2023); Recopa Sudamericana (2022); and Supercopa do Brasil (2023). He is, alongside Osvaldo Brandão, the coach with the most titles in the club’s history.

Unprecedented Achievement

On the day he completed five years at the helm of Palmeiras, Abel achieved an unprecedented feat by defeating LDU 4-0 in the second leg of the Libertadores semifinal and overturning the 3-0 loss suffered in the first leg. Until Palmeiras’ qualification, no team that had lost the first game of this stage of the continental tournament by three goals had managed to come back and advance to the final.

Losing by three goals is a rare occurrence for Abel’s Palmeiras. Under the Portuguese manager, Verdão had only lost by that margin three times. All of them were away matches in the Brazilian Championship: in 2022 (when they were already champions, against Internacional), 2023 (against Flamengo), and 2024 (against Fortaleza).

On the other hand, in 2025, Palmeiras has beaten an opponent by four goals or more on four occasions: besides the win over LDU, they defeated Red Bull Bragantino, Universitario-PER, and Sporting Cristal.

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