João Martins nears records as he leads Palmeiras at Allianz Parque | OneFootball

Palmeiras will once again be led by João Martins this Saturday (13th) against Internacional, in the Brazilian Championship. The assistant coach is taking the place of Abel Ferreira, who was suspended after receiving his third yellow card in the match against Corinthians.

João’s presence on the sidelines, however, is nothing new for Verdão. Since the current coaching staff was hired in 2020, Abel’s first assistant has already been the main man on the sidelines in 28 matches.

In total, during this period, there have been 15 wins, eight draws, and five losses. The last time João Martins was the head coach for Alviverde in a match was against Flamengo, in the Brasileirão, in a 2-0 defeat.

The match against Internacional will be his 12th game at Allianz Parque. At home, there have been seven wins, two draws, and three losses, with 27 goals scored and 12 conceded. At the stadium, he has already surpassed names like Eduardo Baptista (10 games) and Mano Menezes (seven games), and is approaching names like Vanderlei Luxemburgo (16) and Osvaldo de Oliveira (18).

João Martins was on the bench at the Alviverde arena against Bahia (2020), Atlético-GO (2021), São Caetano (2021), Ferroviária (2021), Santos (2021), Fluminense (2021), Atlético-MG (2021), Petrolero (2022), Coritiba (2022), Atlético-MG (2023), and Flamengo (2025).

On the other side of Saturday’s match, Roger Machado, Internacional’s coach, has 18 games at Allianz Parque while he was in charge of Verdão in 2018. This will be Roger’s fifth time as an opponent at the stadium, with his fifth different club: Atlético-MG, Bahia, Fluminense, and Juventude.

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