After talking about Abel, Dudu becomes a doubt for the classic against Santos

O palm trees will face a sequence of important games away from home, which worries Abel Ferreira. The Portuguese coach begins to evaluate the possibilities of possible alternative teams, aiming to keep the whole squad in good shape and with playing time. In the next 12 days, there will be four games in different places, Santos, Assunção (Paraguay), Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza.

Despite the concern with the condition of the players, the commission understands that the team has been rotating well. “We played against Bolívar, we took another team. We played against Tombense, we exchanged players. In the last one, neither Zé nor Piquerez played. Murilo injured, Luan entered. Rocha was injured, Mayke came in”said the technician.

However, even with several players being rested in the last few games, the coach keeps an eye on the conditions passed by the Núcleo de Saúde, the club’s medical department. Therefore, Abel commented on a dilemma of entering “with everything” in the matches or preserving the athletes as much as possible. He pointed out that Dudu been playing very often.

“Sometimes needing to get on gas to win the race. To be honest, Dudu has been playing the most (laughs). You need some rest to make good decisions. Weverton too. But then again, the same team has not always played.”said the Portuguese after the victory over Strengthfor the Brazil’s Cup.

The player who was most on the pitch for Palmeiras in 2023 was Gabriel Menino, who played in 28 of the club’s 29 matches. Right away, weverton appears with 27 games, with Dudu and Gustavo Gomez tied with 25. Therefore, the Verdão coach did not rule out the possibility of these athletes being spared in the derby against saintsaiming at the continuity of the complicated sequence.