Carlos Miguel on Palmeiras’ derby win: ‘No penalty, no goal’

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·9 febbraio 2026

Carlos Miguel on Palmeiras’ derby win: ‘No penalty, no goal’

In the first Derby of the season, Palmeiras and Corinthians face each other again after a 2025 filled with encounters. In a match held at Neo Química Arena, for the Paulistão, Verdão overcame their biggest rival 1-0, with a goal from Flaco López.

During the match, the Greatest Champion of Brazil had already secured its qualification for the quarterfinals of the state championship, which this season takes place alongside the Brazilian Championship.

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Speak up, Carlos Miguel!

About the victory in the classic, the goalkeeper said:

Man, it’s a derby. Every derby is like any other, of course. I really want to thank our team, for the effort we put in today to come out with the win. We knew how to suffer, how to play, we fought until the end. That’s it. We are great players and we expect great things ahead, okay? Just really grateful.

Regarding the penalty awarded to Corinthians, the Palmeiras goalkeeper highlights and mentions that old saying:

I’m not going to get involved in refereeing controversy, because it’s something impartial. For me, it wasn’t a penalty. I watched the video afterwards. The CBF needs to take courses, everyone needs to specialize and be able to fix a mistake like that. It almost ruined a great game we were playing. And, thank God, a penalty that doesn’t count won’t go in, no problem. Jesus leads the way.

What now?

After the victory in the derby, Palmeiras returns to the field next Thursday (12th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), against Internacional, in Porto Alegre. The match is valid for the Brazilian Championship.

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