Palmeiras unbeaten ahead of Copa do Brasil tie with Corinthians | OneFootball

On the evening of this Sunday, August 31, Corinthians and Palmeiras face off in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão, at the Neo Química Arena, starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time). The match marks the seventh meeting of the teams this season, with the Barra Funda club currently experiencing a positive phase.

Since the alvinegra classification in the Copa do Brasil, which happened with a 2-0 victory at Allianz Parque, Palmeiras has not lost again. Thus, they arrive for the seventh Derby of the year with an unbeaten streak of five games, consisting of four wins and one draw.

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Additionally, Palmeiras decided to change their formation after setbacks against Corinthians. Now, Abel Ferreira's team adopts a lineup with two forwards, Flaco López and Vitor Roque, alternating the rest of the team to a tactic with three defenders or four midfielders.

For the Derby, the Barra Funda club has only two absentees: Paulinho and Raphael Veiga, who are injured and not physically fit to play. Additionally, Weverton, Micael, Emiliano Martínez, Piquerez, Vitor Roque, Facundo Torres, Vitor Castanheira (assistant coach), and Abel Ferreira (coach) are on yellow cards.

On the other hand, Corinthians is also experiencing a positive phase. After being defeated by Bahia at home, the People's Team secured two away victories, against Vasco and Athletico-PR, providing a breather in both the Brasileirão and the Copa do Brasil, respectively.

Check out Palmeiras' last five games:

Palmeiras 3 x 0 Sport (Brasileirão)

Palmeiras 0 x 0 Universitario (Libertadores)

Botafogo 0 x 1 Palmeiras (Brasileirão)

Universitario 0 x 4 Palmeiras (Libertadores)

Palmeiras 2 x 1 Ceará (Brasileirão)

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