Day was also working for the cast; Team played a training game with Mauaense as part of the preparation aiming at the second game of the Paulista Championship final
It was officially presented as the newest player, receiving the number 30 shirt of the president’s hands. Thrilled, the athlete paid tribute to his mother, who passed away, and expressed his determination to give the club his best. “I will deliver the shirt with the number you chose, in a very beautiful tribute to your mother. Where she is, will be celebrating the achievements with us. I am sure that you will honor this shirt, as you honored your dear mother,” Leila told the player.
Evangelist could not avoid tears and recalled the memory of his mother, who was birthday on a 30th and died in 2023. “I will tell an event this morning. The phone shows random photos and today I opened and had a picture of my mother, 2015, in my first contract in Italy. The message I felt in the heart is that she is with me and happy,” said the athlete. “I confess that never, with all humility, I expected this opportunity. You can be sure that I will donate my life to help on and off the pitch.”
The player also revealed that he was diagnosed with a problem that delayed his presentation at Palmeiras, which has already been solved. “About the exams, I was calm, I made a battery on the exam and gave a benign lump in the lung, it must be some scar of a strong flu, but it was calm.”
Lucas Evangelista will work for the alviverde club until 2026, with the possibility of extending the agreement for another twelve months. The player will debut for the team shortly after the end of the Paulista Championship. Part of Red Bull Bragantino since August 2020, he has also defended the shirts of Vitória de Guimarães, Nantes, Estoril Praia, Panathinaikos, Udinese and Sao Paulo, where he played from the base. The midfielder started a career at Sports Brazil, from Porto Feliz.
In his former team, Lucas Evangelista participated in 214 games, in which he applied 15 goals and gave 18 assists. Despite not having won titles with Red Bull Bragantino, the athlete assisted the club to stay in the national soccer elite after gaining access to Serie A in 2020. In the Paulista Championship, it reached three consecutive semifinals, from 2022 to 2024. He also participated in Libertadores and the South American, and reaching the last 16 of the last Brazilian Cup.
This season, the midfielder was responsible for three goals from the former club-all in the state, in which he participated in 12 matches. In the Brazilian Cup, although not marked, he participated in the draw of Red Bull Bragantino against Sousa. The São Paulo team won in the penalty shootout.
In the midst of Lucas Evangelista, the day was also at work for the cast of Palmeiras. The team played a training game with Mauaense as part of the preparation aimed at the second game of the Paulista Championship final, which takes place next Thursday, against Corinthians, in the Chemistry Arena Arena
The activity had two 35 -minute times and Abel had a chance to watch the players and also make adjustments. In the first part of the movement ended with victory of the Palmeirenses 3-0. In the complement of the duel, the team directed by the Portuguese coach’s staff triumphed 3-1.
After losing the first duel at Allianz Parque to Corinthians 1-0, Palmeiras needs to hit their rival in their domains by a two -goal difference to be champion in normal time. In case of triumph by minimal advantage, Paulistan’s decision will be decided on penalties. Winner of the last three editions of the state, the green team seeks the four -time championship
*Report produced with the aid of AI and Estadão Content
Posted by Fernando Dias
