Owner of the best campaign in the group stage, Verdão won the right to decide the knockout at home. Palmeiras has not lost for 21 games at Allianz Parque (there are 15 wins and six draws since July 2022).
Semifinalist in the last 10 editions of Paulistão, Palmeiras is looking for its sixth final in the period, the fourth consecutive. Since 2014, Verdão has gone to the decision in 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022, being champion in 2020 and 2022.
Meanwhile, Ituano, after eliminating Corinthians in the quarterfinals – and still going through Ceará in the middle of the week for the Copa do Brasil, both in penalty shootouts –, lives its best moment of the season.
The team got out of the fight against relegation by beating Santos in the last round of the state and, despite having drawn the two games since then, gained an extra breath with the heroic ratings. Against Palmeiras, this afternoon, Galo enters as a “sniper”, since he has nothing to lose.
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Probable lineups
Palmeiras – Technician: Abel Ferreira
Against São Bernardo, Abel surprised and selected Bruno Tabata among the starters, replacing Endrick. The choice was made thinking about São Bernardo’s style of play, which plays with three defenders.
With the possibility of returning to play with Endrick as a reference, with Rony and Dudu on the sides, the Palmeiras coach has all the starters at his disposal.
The only embezzlement comes from the bench: Atuesta, who underwent knee surgery.
Probable lineup: Weverton, Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Piquerez; Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino and Raphael Veiga; Rony, Dudu and Endrick (Bruno Tabata).
Who’s out: Atuesta (recovery from right knee surgery).
Ituano – Coach: Gilmar Dal Pozzo
On the other hand, right-back Pacheco and defensive midfielder Lucas Siqueira have recently recovered from injuries that sidelined them for some time and are available to Gilmar Dal Pozzo. Only the midfielder, however, should start this afternoon, as happened in the middle of the week, against Ceará.
Probable lineup: Jefferson Paulino; Raí Ramos, Claudinho, Bernardo and Iury; Marcelo Freitas, Lucas Siqueira and Eduardo Person; Gabriel Barros, Paulo Victor and Quirino
Who’s out: Geuvânio and Neto Berola (injured)
Arbitration
- Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
- Assistant Referees: Alex Ang Ribeiro and Mauro André de Freitas
- Fourth Referee: Thiago Lourenço de Mattos
- WAS: Rodrigo Guarizzo Ferreira do Amaral
