Fighting to guarantee its permanence in Series A of the Brazilian Championship, the Ceará hosts Palmeiras at Arena Castelão this Sunday (07/12)at 4pm (Brasília time), for the 38th and final round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. The match will be broadcast on Premiere (pay-per-view), TV Record (open TV) and CazéTV’s YouTube (streaming).
Ceará, 15th place, with 43 points, reaches the decisive round depending only on itself to avoid relegation. A victory guarantees Vozão in the elite without having to check other results. Palmeiras, worn out after the final stretch of the season and coming from recent frustrations, ends its year without major ambitions in the table. Alviverde, with 73 points, already knows that it will be in second place.
Ceará lineup against Palmeiras
Ceará left everything for the last round, but has the massive support of the fans to confirm its stay. Coach Léo Condé’s team is trying to correct the fluctuations of recent weeks and should take to the field with maximum strength. Pedro Raul is the team’s great offensive hope, going through a good phase and scoring 17 goals this season.
In midfield, Condé relies on the trio of Fernando Sobral, Zanocelo and Mugni to control the pace of the game. The defensive line remains with the base used throughout the second round, while Bruno Ferreira remains the starter in goal.
Probable lineup for Ceará: Bruno Ferreira; Fabiano Souza, Willian Machado, Marcos Victor and Matheus Bahia; Diego, Vinícius Zanocelo, Fernando Sobral, Lucas Mugni and Antonio Galeano; Pedro Raul. Technical: Leo Condé.
Palmeiras lineup against Ceará
Palmeiras arrives in Fortaleza in an end-of-season mood. After losing the Libertadores final to Flamengo and seeing their rival also win the Brasileirão, Abel Braga’s team enters the field just to meet the schedule.
Verdão has seven important absences, including injured players and suspended athletes. With this, Abel must put together an alternative formation, mixing starters and reserves, giving minutes to those who played less.
Probable Palmeiras lineup: Carlos Miguel; Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Jefté; Aníbal Moreno, Andreas Pereira, Allan Elias and Ramon Sosa; Vitor Roque and Flaco López. Technical: Abel Braga.
Palmeiras absences
- Weverton – Injury
- Paulinho – Injury
- Lucas Evangelista – Injury
- Felipe Anderson – Injury
- Emiliano Martínez – Injury
- Prick – Suspension
- Raphael Veiga – Suspension
- Gómez – spared
- Murilo – spared
- Andreas Pereira – spared
- Victor Roque – spared
Ceará x Palmeiras: time and where to watch
- Brazilian Championship 2025 – 38th round
- Data: Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Time: 4pm (Brasília time)
- Local: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (Ceará)
- Transmission: Premiere (pay-per-view), TV Record (open TV), Recordplus, R7 and YouTube from CazéTV
MORE: Brasileirão 2025 table: the classification of the Brazilian Championship
