Palmeiras line-up: Verdão ready for Derby at Neo Química Arena | OneFootball

Palmeiras concluded their preparations at the Football Academy on Saturday morning (30th) ahead of the classic match against Corinthians, scheduled for this Sunday (31st), at 6:30 pm, at the Neo Química Arena, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. In the first round, on April 12, at the Barueri Arena, Verdão came out on top and defeated their rival 2-0, with goals from Piquerez and Emi Martínez.

How was the training?

The session began with a video analysis, followed by tactical training focused on game building and set-piece rehearsals, aspects that Abel Ferreira usually values in decisive matches. This weekend's Derby will have a historical character: it will be the seventh clash between the clubs only in 2025, the second year with the most duels in the entire history of the classic. In addition to the two encounters for the Brazilian Championship, there were three in the Paulista Championship and two for the Brazil Cup. Only in 1999 did the rivals face each other more times — eight in total.

Palmeiras enters the classic buoyed by a solid campaign. The green and white team records in 2025 the best start to the Brazilian Championship in the points race era. In the first 19 rounds, it won 42 points, surpassing the 39 obtained in 2019 and 2022. For comparison, in the seasons when it was champion, Verdão had 36 points in 2016, 33 in 2018, 39 in 2022 and 34 in 2023 after the same number of games.

Possible lineup

Verdão is expected to field the following team: Weverton, Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno, Lucas Evangelista, Maurício and Felipe Anderson; Flaco López and Vitor Roque.

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