Palmeiras may stick with their ‘ideal’ line-up at altitude against LDU | OneFootball

Even after the setback in the last match, Abel Ferreira seems to have found what he considers his ideal lineup at the moment. The Portuguese coach is expected to repeat the starting eleven in the decisive match against LDU this Thursday (23rd) in Quito, for the Copa Libertadores.

The Verdão team performed well collectively in their last outing, showing organization, intensity, and balance, but individual mistakes ended up compromising the result. The coaching staff is now working to correct the errors that have cost important points throughout the season.

The probable Palmeiras lineup to face LDU is:

Carlos Miguel; Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs, and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno, Andreas Pereira, Maurício, and Felipe Anderson; Vitor Roque and Flaco López.

Message from the captain

After the match, Gustavo Gómez rallied the fans together with the squad. On his social media, the captain spoke about the match and Palmeiras’ upcoming games. See below:

What now?

With the result, Verdão and Flamengo are tied in the Brazilian Championship standings, both with 61 points from 28 matches played. Palmeiras remains in the lead due to tiebreaker criteria—19 wins against 18.

The Palmeiras team returns to the field for the Brasileirão next Sunday (26th) at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against Cruzeiro, at Allianz Parque. The team from Minas Gerais is in third place, five points behind Palmeiras, but with one more match played—28 to 29.

Before that, the team will play the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal, against LDU, on Thursday (23rd) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), away from home, in Quito, Ecuador.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

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