The striker Paulinho He shook the Palmeiras fans with a post on social networks on Friday night (11/04). Wearing a shirt from the first half of the 1990s, the player announced as an attraction to the classic against Corinthians this Saturday (12/04), at 18:30 (Brasília time), at Arena Barueri.
– I was looking forward to that moment. The difficult and challenging phase has passed. The time has come. Avanti, lecture! – Said shirt 10, in a published video.
Paulinho, currently 24, has been out of the fields since November 30 last year, when he played the Libertadores final. Four days after the decision, the player underwent surgery to treat stress fracture in the right leg tibia. The procedure took place on December 4 at the Materdei Hospital in Belo Horizonte (MG).
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Paulinho starts from a starter?
Despite being training without limitations, Paulinho should start the derby in the bank. The starting attack is expected to have Stephen, Vitor Roque and Facundo Torres.
Probable Palmeiras lineup: Weverton; Bruno Fuchs, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Piquerez; Emiliano Martínez, Richard Ríos and Felipe Anderson; Stephen, Vitor Roque and Facundo Torres.
Palmeiras embezzlement: Bruno Rodrigues, Paulinho, Mayke, Lucas Evangelista and Raphael Veiga (injured)
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Paulinho: purchase value
Paulinho was hired from Atletico-MG, in the last week of 2024, for about 18 million euros (approximately R $ 114.9 million, in the quotation of the period). He signed a contract with Palmeiras until December 2029.
Paulinho: How was injury
The bone fissure that took Paulinho from the Campos took place in March 2024. However, not to be out of law, the striker chose to undergo infiltrations, which made the problem get worse. According to the athlete himself, since July he has acted with the aid of injections. He ended the season with 59 matches, with 19 goals and four assists.
Due to the surgery, the attacker did not go on vacation, performing intensive treatment. At Palmeiras CT, he did specific jobs to speed up the return. The athlete was announced on the last day of 2024.
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