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The Palmeiras squad finished on Friday afternoon the preparation for the duel this Saturday, against Ceará, at 7:00 p.m. (from Brasilia), in Allianz Parque, for the Brazilian Championship.
Once again, Luiz Adriano, who is recovering from pain in his left thigh, and Gabriel Verón, undergoing treatment for a sprained left ankle, did not participate in the training. Thus, both are still out of the team this Saturday. Suspended, Gabriel Menino, Zé Rafael and Lucas Lima are other absences.
Palmeiras must go to the field in the match with Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Felipe Melo, Gustavo Gómez and Matías Viña; Patrick de Paula, Bruno Henrique and Raphael Veiga; Ron, Wesley and Willian. This formation started the fourth game, against Bolívar, won 5-0 by Verdão.
Willian at Palmeiras training this Friday: he continues as the team’s starter – Photo: Cesar Greco Ag. Palmeiras
In this Friday’s activity, at the Soccer Academy, coach Vanderlei Luxembourg commanded a technical job in a reduced field, with fast and well-marked passes, as well as centers and shots.
Left-back Lucas Esteves continued treatment for the injury to his right thigh that he suffered and performed physical exercises and with the ball. He is the only option in the position to replace Matías Viña, who will travel with the Uruguayan team after the duel with Ceará.
A novelty in training this Friday was the U-20 striker Marcelinho, who participated in the activity with the professional squad.