Palmeiras and Ituano face each other for a place in the Paulistão final

Palmeiras and Ituano will face off, starting at 4 pm (Brasília time) this Sunday (19), for the semifinal of the Paulista Championship. The match will be played at Allianz Parque and is worth a spot in the final of the competition. National Radio broadcasts the match. Palmeiras arrives packed for this game. One of the only Serie A teams that did not lose in 2023, Verdão has 14 matches in the season, with ten wins and four draws. With Rony and Raphael Veiga in a great phase (and recently called up for the Brazilian national team), Palmeiras is looking to play another great game to reach the fourth final followed by Campeonato Paulista. Sextou with work! 💪Tactical training morning at the Football Academy ➤ https://t.co/Vlzr1aTADK#AvantiPalestra pic.twitter.com/FuAsawVVfT — SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) March 17, 2023 Coach Abel Ferreira only has one shortage for the game : midfielder Atuesta, who is recovering from surgery on his right knee. Thus, Palmeiras must enter the field with: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo and Piquerez; Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino and Raphael Veiga; Endrick (Bruno Tabata), Dudu and Ron. Ituano, on the other hand, seeks to surprise and leave with the classification for the final. Despite the difficulty in winning games (only three wins in 15 games in the season), the team from Itu qualified in two opportunities on penalties: against Corinthians in the quarterfinals of Paulistão and against Ceará in the second phase of the Copa do Brasil. The club is looking for a historic classification against the famous Palmeiras to try for the third championship, after reaching the title in 2002 and in 2014. He ran, he hit, and this time he was not strong. Ceará.Ituano is in the 3rd phase of the Copa do Brasil!Photo: @miguelschincariol pic.twitter.com/EsCJsILnQ9 — Ituano Futebol Clube (@ituanooficial) March 16, 2023 Coach Gilmar Dal Pozzo should opt for the following formation: Jefferson Paulino; Raí Ramos, Claudinho, Bernardo and Iury; André Luiz, Marcelo Freitas and Eduardo Person; Gabriel Barros, Paulo Victor and Quirino. The history of the confrontation indicates an advantage for Palmeiras. In 31 games played, Verdão won 19 of them, with another five draws and seven wins for Ituano. One of the most striking games in this retrospective is the 1-0 win by Ituano in the 2014 Paulistão semifinal, the year in which the club from Itu was champion for the last time. Broadcast by Rádio Nacional Rádio Nacional broadcasts Palmeiras and Ituano with narration by André Luiz Mendes, comments by Waldir Luiz, reporting by Maurício Costa and on duty by Bruno Mendes. You can follow the National Ball Show here: * Collaboration by Pedro Dabés (trainee) under the supervision of Verônica Dalcanal.


Agência Brasil