Meet Larson, Palmeiras midfielder praised by Abel Ferreira

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·02 de outubro de 2025

Meet Larson, Palmeiras midfielder praised by Abel Ferreira

With Lucas Evangelista’s injury, which will sideline him for the entire 2025 season, Palmeiras has begun working on new names for the midfield. In the training sessions leading up to the match against Vasco, for the Brazilian Championship, the 20-year-old midfielder Larson trained with the professional squad.

After the 3-0 victory over Vasco, Abel was asked about the 20-year-old player and addressed the topic. On the team’s support squad list, Larson’s versatility and technical quality with the ball at his feet caught the Palmeiras coach’s attention.

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The defensive midfielder has been on Abel Ferreira’s list of players analyzed for 2026 for a few months now, along with Gilberto, Robson, Coutinho, Riquelme Fillipi, and Erick Belé. A loan move is not ruled out.

“Larson is a player for whom Palmeiras has a purchase option. An interesting youngster, who plays as a number 8, with a lot of mobility. He’s a player who covers ground, goes down the right and left, a linking player, but still a young athlete.

Palmeiras has this ability to scout players who come from elsewhere, knowing that here we take care of them, that the first-team coach is watching them. He needs to be a good man and a good player. All of these have the opportunity to show themselves in the first team. We’ll keep him and see if he stays with us or if we loan him out. It will be difficult for him to play this year, he still has a lot of room and time, he arrived not long ago,” said Abel.

Standout should be bought

Despite talk of a loan, Larson does not even belong to Palmeiras. He is on loan from Goiás. However, NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that he should remain at Verdão after his loan spell with the Goiás team, which runs until the end of the season.

NP has learned that the option stipulated in the Cria da Academia’s contract is about R$ 4 million for 50% of the player’s rights. The decision will be made by Palmeiras’ professional football board, as the player is living his final moments in the youth categories and, if purchased, will be to join the team led by Abel Ferreira.

In the final of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, against Red Bull Bragantino, the number 8 left the field to applause after being substituted and was considered by the fans as the best player in the decisive match. In total, for the Under-20s, he has 29 matches and three goals.

Larson arrived at Goiás in 2022 for the Under-17 team and was one of the standouts. In the last season, for the Under-20s, he played 36 matches, with six goals and two assists. He also has appearances for the Brazilian youth national team.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

São Paulo vs Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship – 10/05 – 4:00 PM (Brasília time)
Palmeiras vs Juventude – Brazilian Championship – 10/11 – 7:00 PM (Brasília time)

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