Expelled after 14 minutes for headbutting José Martínez in the derby that eliminated the Palm trees and Brazilian Cup in the middle of Allianz Parque, Aníbal Moreno cried profusely in the dressing room after the 2-0 defeat to Corinthians.
On that occasion, the Argentine midfielder asked coach Abel Ferreira for the floor and, without hiding his tears, apologized for the mistake, as shown in the documentary series Acesso Total Palmeiras, on SporTV.
“I’m ashamed of what I went through,” he says, crying.
Still in the circle where the players appear hugging, Raphael Veiga then responds.
“One mistake will not define who you are. It’s over, it happened. At these times we cannot think that everything is wrong, I know that everyone needs to improve, I will improve. But I will say what I feel, that we are going to win a championship this year”, he stated.
In the last week, Aníbal left Palmeiras for River Plate. The Argentine team closed the purchase of the midfielder for US$7 million (R$38.79 million).
Aníbal arrived at Palmeiras in 2024 after standing out in the Racing shirt between 2021 and 2023.
In his first year at Palestra Itália, he was an absolute starter and was the great hero of winning Paulistão 2024, scoring the title goal against Santos.
At the turn of the year, he maintained his starting position, but his production dropped, especially in the second half of 2025, and he ended the season on a low note, not even taking the field in the final of the season. CONMEBOL Libertadores.
In all, the athlete, who was called up for the first time by the main national team Argentina Recently, he played 117 games for Palmeiras, with four goals and four assists.
