Raphael Veiga ends drought, breaks records, eyes Palmeiras return

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·15 ottobre 2025

Raphael Veiga ends drought, breaks records, eyes Palmeiras return

Palmeiras relied on a familiar protagonist to beat Juventude 4–1 last Saturday (11) at Allianz Parque. With a goal and an assist, Raphael Veiga was one of the team’s standouts.

He opened the scoring against the team from Rio Grande do Sul and ended a seven-month drought: he hadn’t scored from open play since February 23, when he netted one of the goals in a 3–2 away win over Mirassol in the Paulistão group stage.

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In that span, up to Saturday’s match, he played 29 games and scored three goals — two from the penalty spot (against São Paulo and Fortaleza) and one from a direct free kick (against Sporting Cristal).

The No. 23 is expected to get another chance this Wednesday (15) against Red Bull Bragantino, in the Brazilian Championship, at Allianz Parque. After the match against Juventude, Veiga highlighted his goal and his return to the starting lineup.

“I’m happy to be back, to score, for the team to win. I’m very happy with Bruno’s return with a goal; we know everything he went through. I’m also happy with each player’s performance. Some left for national teams, but that’s important, it gives everyone confidence. We know we have some important games coming up; everyone at their best level is important for the rest of the championship,” said the Verdão player after the match.

With the result, Verdão moved into sole possession of first place in the Brazilian Championship. Abel Ferreira’s men reached 58 points, three more than Flamengo, the runners-up and main title rivals.

Historic milestone

Raphael Veiga reached another historic mark in a Palmeiras shirt. With his recent goal at Allianz Parque, the midfielder surpassed Evair and drew level with Romeu Pellicciari, moving into 4th place among the players who have scored the most goals for Verdão when combining the old Palestra Italia stadium with the current Allianz Parque, with 55 goals.

The historic ranking is led by Heitor, with an impressive 183 goals, followed by Caetano Imparato with 72, and Luizinho with 62. Veiga now shares fourth place with Pellicciari, leaving Evair just behind with 54 goals scored at the venue.

Counting only games at Allianz Parque, Raphael Veiga leads by 15 goals over the second-placed Dudu (40). Rony (37), Willian Bigode (28), and Flaco López (25) round out the list of the arena’s top scorers.

Palmeiras’ upcoming matches

Palmeiras vs. Red Bull Bragantino – Brazilian Championship – 10/15 – 7:00 p.m. (BRT)
Flamengo vs. Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship – 10/19 – 6:30 p.m. (BRT)
LDU vs. Palmeiras – CONMEBOL Libertadores – 10/23 – 9:30 p.m. (BRT)

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