Allianz Parque's final match reunites managers with historic marks | OneFootball

The last match at Allianz Parque bearing the name of the German insurance company will feature a symbolic meeting this Saturday (2), at 6:30 p.m., in the classic between Palmeiras and Santos, for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match brings together the two coaches with the most games at the stadium in charge of Verdão: Abel Ferreira and Cuca.

Palmeiras’ current coach and the most successful manager in the club’s history, Abel leads the ranking by a wide margin. Alongside his Portuguese staff, he has totaled 178 matches at the stadium — 163 of them as head coach alone.

On the other side will be Cuca, now in charge of Santos, who sits second on the list, with 36 matches managing Palmeiras at Allianz Parque.

Cuca had two spells at Palmeiras, between 2016 and 2017, a period in which he totaled 85 matches, with 45 wins, 18 draws and 22 losses — a 60% success rate. His main achievement was winning the 2016 Brazilian Championship, ending the club’s 22-year title drought.

In addition to his matches with Verdão, the coach also appeared at Allianz Parque seven times as an opponent with different teams: Santos, São Paulo, Atlético-MG (4 times) and China’s Shandong Luneng.

Opposite situations in the standings

On the pitch, the clash puts teams in very different positions in the Brasileirão. Palmeiras leads the competition with 32 points and is trying to extend its advantage at the top.

Santos, meanwhile, is going through a difficult spell and sits in 17th place with 14 points, looking to climb out of the relegation zone.

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