Palmeiras plan returns, medical room could be cleared in coming weeks | OneFootball

Palmeiras returned to training this Wednesday (21) at the Academia de Futebol in São Paulo, bringing good news from the medical department. Players who had been injured and under the care of the Health and Performance Center (NSP) have started to return to training, and the expectation is that the department will be cleared out in the coming weeks.

The main highlight of Wednesday’s session was Felipe Anderson, who trained normally with the rest of the squad. The attacking midfielder has yet to play in the first four matches of 2026 after suffering an ankle sprain in the Libertadores final against Flamengo in November.

Another player present throughout all stages of training was Vitor Roque, who is still following an individualized schedule. The number 9 felt pain in his knee during the match against Mirassol on Saturday (17), but no injury was diagnosed and he was rested against Novorizontino on Tuesday (20).

Andreas Pereira, who suffered a shoulder injury in the derby against Santos in the second round of the state championship, participated in most of the training session and is showing progress in his recovery process.

Meanwhile, Lucas Evangelista and Figueiredo, both recovering from surgeries performed in 2025, are in the physical transition phase and did separate ball work, accompanied by youth players. Lucas is expected to return in about 15 days and Figueiredo in 20 to 25 days.

With that, the only player still not training with the group is Paulinho. The forward is recovering from shin surgery and is doing internal activities with the Health and Performance Center. The club expects him to be cleared to play official matches at the beginning of March.

What now?

Abel Ferreira’s team finished the first half of the initial phase of the Paulistão with nine points, in third place. The leader is Red Bull Bragantino, with ten. Palmeiras returns to the field on Saturday (24), when they face São Paulo at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Barueri, for the fifth round of the initial phase of the Campeonato Paulista.

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