Palmeiras faces a goal drought after Dudu’s injury and makes Abel test

It seems that the lack of Dudu is being felt by the players of the palm trees! The club from São Paulo has not scored since the injury took the striker out of the rest of the season. It’s been 180 minutes without the number 7 shirt and not a single goal has been scored. However, on the other hand, the defense has been without a leak for seven matches, reaching a record since the arrival of the Portuguese coach, Abel Ferreira.

In the two games he played without Dudu, the Portuguese used two different formations. Against Deportivo Pereirafrom the Colombiafor the Conmebol Libertadores Cupthe coach chose a scheme with three defenders, and Ron It is flaco lopez as an attacking duo. In the match in question, Verdão had 59% possession and finished 12 times. But, it was a goalless draw, which ended up not interfering with the classification for the semifinals of the competition.

Already in the second match without the number 7 shirt, Abel returned to the original formation and chose Mayke improvised as a winger on the right. Arthur he managed to act more centralized and falling to the left, while Rony completed the attacking trio. At the derbythere were 16 submissions and even more control over the rival.

Now, Abel Ferreira intend to use this FIFA date to physically recover their players and carry out new tests to find the perfect replacement for Dudu. This season, the number 7 played 42 times, all in the starting line-up, scoring three goals and providing seven assists. The next appointment palm trees is on the 15th of August, against the Goias.