Novorizontino v Palmeiras: Paulistão final, where to watch, line-ups | OneFootball

Palmeiras and Novorizontino will decide the champion of the Campeonato Paulista 2026 this Sunday. The second leg of the final takes place from 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP).

Where to watch Novorizontino vs Palmeiras live?

(Photo: Diego Soares/Ag. Paulistão)

How is Novorizontino doing?

Novorizontino, in turn, is trying to lift the state trophy for the first time in its history and, to do so, will need to overturn the first-leg disadvantage. The Tigre reached the final as the team with the best campaign in this edition of the tournament, with seven wins, one draw, and two losses, leaving Santos and Corinthians behind.

How is Palmeiras doing?

The current state runner-up, Palmeiras is seeking its 27th Paulistão title. The Alviverde has eight victories, including in the first leg of the decision, one draw, and two losses in the current edition of the tournament. In the knockout stage, they eliminated Capivariano and São Paulo to reach the final for the seventh consecutive year.

History between Palmeiras and Novorizontino

The overall history between the teams favors Palmeiras. The Verdão has won eight of the 11 matches played against Novorizontino. Additionally, there have been two victories for the Tigre and two draws.

In the first leg, Palmeiras took the lead in the decision by winning 1-0, with a goal by Flaco López, at Arena Crefisa Barueri. Before that, the Verdão had not beaten the Novo Horizonte team for two games. In the first phase, the Tigre thrashed 4-0, which was the worst defeat of the Abel Ferreira era.

Match situation

With the victory in the first game, Abel Ferreira's team comes to the second leg needing only a draw to win their 27th Paulistão trophy.

Any victory by Verdão will secure the trophy for the Alviverde team. Novorizontino needs to win by at least one goal difference to take the match to penalties and, if they want to win the title, they will have to achieve a victory by at least 2-0.

(Photo: Diego Soares/Ag. Paulistão)

Statistics

The campaigns of Palmeiras and Novorizontino in the Paulistão are similar. The Novo Horizonte team advanced in the first phase with the best campaign, followed by Abel Ferreira's team, both with 16 points. However, Enderson Moreira's team had a higher goal difference.

The Tigre do Vale has the best attack in the tournament with 19 goals, compared to 14 for Verdão. In terms of defense, Palmeiras has the advantage, having conceded only eight goals in the State Championship, while Novorizontino conceded 12.

Palmeiras in the season

Novorizontino in the season

Probable lineups

Palmeiras arrives for the second leg of the final at full strength. In the first leg, Verdão had only one change in the lineup: Sosa replaced Vitor Roque, who started on the bench. The number 9 was preserved due to injuries suffered in the semifinal. He continues treatment and should be fit to start. Meanwhile, Jhon Arias is likely to remain on the bench.

Emiliano Martínez, in physical transition after recovering from a left calf injury, may be included in the squad.

On the other side, Novorizontino hopes to count on Rômulo. The midfielder is one of the team's main players but was left out of the first leg due to a contractual clause, as he is on loan from Palmeiras. However, after the first game, president Genilson Rocha revealed that Tigre do Vale has a great chance of using him and paying the R$ 1 million fine.

🟢⚪ Probable lineup for Palmeiras

Carlos Miguel; Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Piquerez; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Mauricio, and Allan; Flaco López and Vitor Roque (Ramón Sosa). Coach: Abel Ferreira

🟡⚫ Probable lineup for Novorizontino

Jordi; Alvariño, Dantas, Patrick, and Mayk; Luís Oyama, Léo Naldi, and Juninho (Rômulo); Matheus Bianqui, Vinicius Paiva, and Robson. Coach: Enderson Moreira

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🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (Final – Second leg) 🏟️ Location: Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP) 📅 Date: March 8, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: at 8:30 PM (Brasília time)

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