Palmeiras look to extend near 20-year unbeaten run against Juventude | OneFootball

The Palmeiras takes the field against Juventude this Saturday at 7 PM (Brasília time) at Allianz Parque, defending a streak that has lasted almost 20 years. The last defeat of Verdão against the team from Rio Grande do Sul happened on November 1, 2007, during the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship, when the club still played its home games at Parque Antárctica.

On that occasion, Juventude, which was fighting to avoid relegation, won 1-0 with a goal by Régis. Since then, the clubs have faced each other six times, all in the Série A, with a significant advantage for Palmeiras: four wins and two draws. This performance reinforces Palmeiras' confidence against an opponent that historically struggles to score against the Alviverde.

The current moment is also favorable for Verdão. After defeating São Paulo, coming from behind, 3-2 in the Morumbi classic, Palmeiras took the lead in the Brazilian Championship, with 55 points, tied with Flamengo, but with one more victory. With this Saturday's match, Abel Ferreira's team equals the number of games of the Rio de Janeiro rival, with 26 each.

Despite the good phase, Abel Ferreira will have to deal with a series of absences: Aníbal Moreno and Flaco López (Argentina), Emiliano Martínez and Facundo Torres (Uruguay), Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay), Vitor Roque (suspended), Paulinho (recovering from right leg surgery), and Lucas Evangelista (thigh surgery) are out. Khellven and Ramón Sosa are still doubtful — the defender is recovering from a foot injury, and Sosa suffered a thigh bruise in last Sunday's classic.

Besides defending the historical streak, Palmeiras seeks to maintain another important achievement in 2025: the absence of negative sequences. The team has nine defeats this season, but none of them in consecutive games – a record that Abel Ferreira also aims to preserve against Juventude.

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