Palmeiras return to training, begin preparations to face Universitario

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·19 de agosto de 2025

Palmeiras return to training, begin preparations to face Universitario

Palmeiras trained on the morning of this Tuesday (19th) at the Football Academy and began preparations for the second leg of the Libertadores round of 16 against Universitario-PER, this Thursday (21st) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Allianz Parque. Verdão won the first leg in Lima (PER) by 4-0.

The players who played more than 45 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Botafogo on Sunday (17th) at Engenhão, for the Brazilian Championship, followed the recovery activity schedule in the recovery room of the center of excellence. The rest of the squad performed technical activities focusing on confrontations in the final third of the field and five-a-side games on a reduced field.

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Signed this Tuesday from Nottingham Forest-ENG, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel stayed inside the Academy and underwent physical tests with professionals from the Health and Performance Center.

Speak, Felipe

Author of the winning goal against the Cariocas, Felipe Anderson commented on Verdão's good campaign in the Brazilian Championship – the Greatest Champion of Brazil is in second place with 39 points, four less than the leader Flamengo, which has one more game.

“It was a very important victory against Botafogo, which gives us more and more confidence and adds these three points to our journey. We know it will be a fight until the end, so every point is important. Scoring in a difficult field, away from home, against a very strong opponent is fundamental and gives us more strength to improve. We went through some difficult moments this year and now things are flowing positively. This brings joy, but it also gives us a feeling of strength that we need to maintain because we know that with each game the difficulty increases, the opponents come very strong to play against us, wanting to win at all costs. We have to keep the alert always on to maintain this good phase,” he emphasized.

The only team with a 100% success rate in the current edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, Verdão can draw or lose by up to three goals to advance. The club is seeking a spot in the quarterfinals for the 13th time – it is the Brazilian record holder with 12, alongside Grêmio and São Paulo.

“Regarding Universitario, we have to keep our feet on the ground. We know that in football, if you enter a game unfocused, things can become difficult, regardless of the circumstances. Of course, we have a big advantage playing at home, having achieved a somewhat large score, but here at Palmeiras everyone knows that we have to enter every game with the same mentality, regardless of whether it's away or at home, whether the result is favorable or not. We will enter with our mentality to win the game. We know they also have their quality, they will come here to play and try to surprise. On our side, we have to enter focused, respecting the opponent and knowing that we have to win the game and qualify at all costs,” he concluded.

Upcoming Verdão matches

Palmeiras vs Universitario – Conmebol Libertadores – 08/21, 9:30 PM (Brasília time)
Palmeiras vs Sport – Brazilian Championship – 08/25 – 7 PM (Brasília time)
Corinthians vs Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship – 08/31 – 6:30 PM (Brasília time)

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.