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Palmeiras finished this morning (8) the preparations to face Sport, tomorrow (9), at 7pm, at Ilha do Retiro, for the 29th day of the Brazilian Championship. Coach Abel Ferreira led a tactical activity and has to decide if he will save the athletes, since Verdão decides on Tuesday (12) to qualify for the final of the Copa Libertadores, against River Plate (ARG).
Yesterday (8), the coach called in 14 U-20 players to complete the training, and this morning’s work also included the grassroots athletes. The expectation is that the young people will be on the trip to Recife, which takes place this afternoon.
As Patrick de Paula received the third yellow card against River and will have to comply with the automatic suspension in Libertadores, he must act in the Brasileirão.
If Abel decides to rest most of the players, he can join the following team: Weverton (Jailson); Gabriel Menino, Emerson Santos, Kuscevic and Esteves; Patrick de Paula, Zé Rafael and Raphael Veiga; Veron, Breno Lopes and Willian.
Palmeiras has 44 points from 26 games and is 12 behind leader São Paulo, but with two games less. The team, however, is already in the final of the Brazil Cup.
Besides Felipe Melo, Wesley and Luan Silva, who are recovering from surgery, Palmeiras does not have Mayke, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 and is isolated.
