Endrick talks about the importance of Abel Ferreira for Palmeirense's turnaround

Palmeiras had a difficult match for the leadership of Group F of the Copa Libertadores, in addition to facing Independiente Del Valle, Ecuador's altitude would be one of the biggest obstacles. Despite this, compared to the previous record, the Alviverde club has the best, being the only Brazilian team to defeat the Ecuadorian team in Quito in the competition, a case that happened in 2021 with Palmeiras' 1-0 victory.

In this match valid for the third round of the group stage, Abel's team went in search of the lead, but saw the home team take a 2-0 lead in the first half. Still at the end of the first stage, the Alviverde jewel, Endrick scored in stoppage time, putting Palmeiras into the game.

Upon returning from the break, the Portuguese coach made essential substitutions that resulted in the Palmeiras turnaround. Lázaro left everything the same on the scoreboard in the 35th minute, being his first goal with the pig's shirt. When everything was heading towards a draw, the young boy from the base of the green, Luis Guilherme decided in the 49th minute of the last stage, with a beautiful shot from outside the area.

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Importance of Abel Ferreira

Without yet losing in the Copa Libertadores da América, Palmeiras is playing a match that puts the club three points ahead of second place, with three games remaining until the end of the group stage. So, Endrick in the post-game talked about what the dressing room was like during the break, even though they were losing 2-1 on the scoreboard.

The boy praised the coach for the way he imposed the game after the break, changing the style in which they were proposing to play previously, being essential for the turnaround.

“He knew how to correct the team well at halftime. He is an excellent coach who always knows what to do.”. The young jewel from Palmeiras finished.

At altitude

The Banco Guayaquil Stadium, home of Del Valle, is located in Ecuador, in Quito, and is 2,850 meters high. Places like these are tormentors in the life of Brazilian clubs. Palmeiras' number 9 spoke about how difficult it is to play at altitude.

“You can’t press and run all the time. We have to be calm and it’s obvious that we know that Independiente is very good”. Endrick concluded, also talking about focusing on preparing for the classic on Monday.

Next Monday (29th) Choque-Rei is back once again this year. Now Palmeiras faces São Paulo in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship, at 8pm Brasília at MorumBIS.

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