Palmeiras seeks to return to the path of victories in the Brazilian Championship and, to do so, will host Athletico-PR this Sunday (19), in the 12th round. The match will take place at Allianz Parque, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time).
In the previous round, , at Neo Química Arena. At the time, the result ended up being interpreted as frustrating, as the white team ended up with two more players during the Derby.
The confrontation, however, tends to be difficult. At the top of the table, Furacão is having a good campaign in Series A, occupying 6th place.
How does Palmeiras arrive?
The team is still without full-backs Piquerez and Jefté, who are injured. The doubt between the replacement is the dispute between Khellven — the official right-back — and young Arthur, from the youth teams.
Another absence from Verdão is midfielder Marlon Freitas, who accumulated three yellow cards in the Brasileirão and is suspended. Lucas Evangelista and Emiliano Martínez compete for the position. Coach Abel Ferreira is also suspended.
The match should mark , who is recovering from an ankle injury. The treatment of the injury took longer than expected.
How Athletico-PR arrives
Athletico-PR is missing its two main right-backs: Benavídez and Gilberto. Striker Mendoza can be improvised in the position.
Another casualty is Julimar. The striker must give way to Felipe Chiqueti, who returns after physical recovery due to the virus stoppage.
Jadson and Juan Portilla compete for a starting spot. The expectation is that the Colombian midfielder will be chosen to play alongside Luiz Gustavo.
Probable lineups
Palm trees: Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Khellven (Arthur); Lucas Evangelista (Emiliano Martínez), Andreas Pereira, Allan and Jhon Arias; Ramón Sosa and Flaco López. Technical: João Martins.
Athletico-PR: Saints; Arthur Dias, Terán and Aguirre; Steven Mendoza, Portilla (Jadson), Luiz Gustavo and Esquivel; Dudu Kogitzki, Felipe Chiqueti and Kevin Viveros. Technical: Odair Hellmann.
- Arbitrator: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
- Assistants: Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz (MS) and Celso Luiz da Silva (MG)
- OUR: Daniel Alejandro Hidalgo Blanco (RR)
