In the series of six consecutive victories of Palmeiras in the Brazilian Championship, the most decisive name was Raphael Veiga. The five goals scored by him in this sequence put the team on the rise in the final stretch of the season.
That may be little to reach Atlético-MG in the lead of the Nacional table. But Palmeiras has, on the 27th, the Libertadores final, in Montevideo, against Flamengo.
This Sunday (14), at 6:15 pm, the team from São Paulo will visit Fluminense, at Maracanã. The match will be broadcast on Premiere.
In the last six rounds, Palmeiras defeated Internacional, Ceará, Sport, Grêmio, Santos and Atlético-GO.
The recent performance made Veiga chosen by the CBF as the best player in the Brazilian Championship in October. With 10 goals, he is two behind Gilberto (Bahia) and Hulk (Atlético-MG), the competition’s top scorers.
Veiga also benefited from the entry of Gustavo Scarpa in midfield. A few months ago, coach Abel Ferreira had said that the midfielder needed to improve without the ball at his feet. In those six straight wins, Scarpa has made five assists.
“He [Scarpa] with the ball is very good. If you add the other 50% and he’s doing, the game without the ball, it’s ok”, defined the coach after the recent performances of the shirt 14.
“I’ve always liked going into the area. Staying close to the goal, the chances increase. My partnership with Scarpa… He’s sensational, we get along very well off the field and inside we try to understand each other. He gives a lot of assists, including for me,” said Veiga, about his partner, to the official Palmeiras channel.
With 58 points, club alviverde is in second position, 10 behind leader Atlético-MG, with whom they still have a direct confrontation, to be held on November 23, four days before the Libertadores decision.
Depending on the situation in the table until then, Abel Ferreira will have to decide whether to scale full strength or to spare the holders, who may already be in Montevideo for the continental final.
The question is whether Felipe Melo will participate in this Sunday’s match. As a precaution, he was rested in the last two matches, against Santos and Atlético-GO.
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