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After ten days of isolation, Gabriel Menino will be available again to train Abel Ferreira this Saturday, when Palmeiras face Goiás, at 9:00 p.m. (Brasília), in Goiânia (GO), in a match valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.
Diagnosed with Covid-19 on November 11, the athlete was summoned by the Brazilian team – he did not participate in the matches of Brazil against Venezuela and Uruguay, for the qualifiers – and remained in quarantine in a hotel in São Paulo.
The return of Gabriel Menino to the squad comes at an important moment for coach Abel Ferreira. The club faces a Covid outbreak, with 17 athletes testing positive. Also considering the absences due to suspension or injury, Verdão has 21 absences for the game against Goiás.
More about Palmeiras:
+ Verdão has 13 athletes from the professional squad available
+ Veiga, Willian and three others tested positive for Covid
Gabriel Menino, from Palmeiras, during a workout at the Gym – Photo: Cesar Greco / Ag. Palmeiras
The player has an important characteristic for the Palmeirense moment: versatility. Gabriel Menino rose to the professional level in January as a midfielder, already playing open on the right wing and third as a midfielder before having a sequence on the right wing.
With good game output and passing quality, the athlete has seven goal appearances in 2020: one goal scored and six assists. He hasn’t been on the pitch since the last 8 days, when Verdão beat Vasco in Rio de Janeiro.
Gabriel Menino’s numbers for the season (source: Footstats / Palmeiras website):
- 37 games
- 32 games as a starter
- 17 successful pitches
- 23 right crosses
- 13 correct presentations
- 52 right inputs
- 56 fouls conceded
Before Gabriel Menino, Verdão had the return of Luan, another who faced an isolated quarantine in a hotel before returning to training. The players who are closest to being released now are defensive midfielder Danilo and forwards Rony and Gabriel Silva.
With a contract until December 2024, Gabriel Menino has already been speculated as a possible target for clubs outside of Brazil and is evaluated as one of the main revelations of the city in recent years. Verdão owns 80% of the economic rights of the athlete.
