Palmeiras: three at the back, Bruno Rodrigues starts vs Juventude | OneFootball

Coach Abel Ferreira has set the lineup for Palmeiras to face Juventude in a rescheduled match from the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball rolls this Saturday from 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo (SP).

The Verdão take the field with several absences. The team has a series of absences among injured players, those called up to their national teams for friendlies during the FIFA date, and suspended players. As a result, Abel had to send out a very modified team. Verdão will play with three center-backs and Bruno Rodrigues starting.

Palmeiras lineup

The Palmeiras lineup is: Weverton; Bruno Fuchs, Micael and Murilo; Giay, Andreas Pereira, Mauricio, Felipe Anderson and Piquerez; Raphael Veiga and Bruno Rodrigues.

Palmeiras absences

Palmeiras holds special action celebrating Children’s Day

To celebrate Children’s Day, which will be this Sunday, October 12, Palmeiras promoted a special action and presented the team’s lineup for the match against Juventude with illustrations inspired by the style of Mauricio de Sousa. One of them, Cebolinha, took part in pre-match activities at Allianz Parque. Monica and Friends is celebrating 90 years this month.

Juventude lineup

For this clash, coach Thiago Carpini has Marcelo Hermes and Alan Ruschel back after serving suspensions in the 2–1 loss to Fortaleza.

Juventude has the following lineup: Jandrei; Reginaldo, Abner, Rodrigo Sam and Marcelo Hermes; Sforza, Jadson, Caíque and Igor Formiga; Ênio and Gilberto.

Juventude absences

Luan Freitas, Gabriel Veron, Wilker Ángel and Natã, all in the medical department, are out.

Situation of Palmeiras and Juventude in the league

Palmeiras has a chance to open up a lead at the top of the Brazilian Championship. In the last round, after coming from behind to beat São Paulo 3–2 at Morumbis, Verdão went to the top of the table with 55 points, tied with Flamengo. If they win, they will be alone at the top, with the same number of games.

Juventude, meanwhile, is in a different phase from Palmeiras. The team coached by Thiago Carpini is fighting against the relegation zone. At the moment, the Caxias do Sul side occupies the second-to-last place (19th), with 23 points, seven more than Sport, bottom of the table, and five fewer than Santos, the first team outside the drop zone.

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