The victory maintained the club’s 100% at the beginning of 2026after also beating Portuguesa, in the debut.
As UOL showed, the club is in talks with Jhon Arias and Thiago Almada in the ball market. Even so, Abel highlighted that the reinforcement profile the club is looking for in this window is closer to Marlon Freitas, recently hired from Botafogo.
I like Brazilian players, I like to sign Brazilian players who are used to the Brazilian Championship. (…) But you see, today it is very difficult to find players. (…) Competition is stronger than ever, because teams have the economic power to buy, and others, to be able to say: ‘we don’t sell’
What else did Abel Ferreira say?
New steering wheel. “If you hire another midfielder, the space for Luis will be closed. He played very well. A player with a lot of potential who can perform in the present and in the future. We can hire him, but it doesn’t work like that at our Palmeiras. It’s not about emotion, it’s about reason. It’s about understanding the players we have so as not to cover up opportunities for players who can perform sportingly and financially. Like it or not, at times, we will have to sell.”
Departure from Weverton to Grêmio. “He was our leader, he was one of the three players I counted on. I have a very close relationship of admiration and gratitude. A leader, a reference and, so as not to offend sensibilities, one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Palmeiras. I have to be very careful when I speak. (…) I’m not president or director, I’m a coach. The club decided in the way it thought was best for the club’s present and future.”
