Piquerez opens the game after Palmeiras overcomes “crisis”: “It seemed like…”

After the defeat against America-MGO Palm trees remained at the top of the Brasileirão, with 66 points. In this way, the São Paulo club depends only on itself to win its second Brazilian championship. However, Verdão took a while to reach the top of the competition and went through some difficult moments throughout the season.

After painful eliminations in front of São Paulo It is Boca Juniorsat Brazil’s Cup It is Libertadores, respectively, Palmeiras was questioned a lot, including by their fans. However, the team led by Abel Ferreira He continued working and, at this moment, he has a three-point lead at the top of the Brasileirão and can win a title that was unlikely.

About the team’s delicate moments in 2023, Piquerez He talked about the internal climate at Palmeiras. “It felt like our year was over. Internally we always said that as long as we mathematically had the opportunity, we would fight until the end. Coming to the end of the championship and it’s working. We reached the last two rounds in the lead and depending on us”said the left-back.

The Uruguayan made a point of praising the Verdão squad, which started the year very well, went through a difficult time and, even so, arrived with strength in the final stretch of the Brasileirão. “In football, there are good and bad times, but they are the same guys who won the title at the beginning of the year, they are the same guys who went four games without winning, who we lost to Boca and who are doing well now”he stated.

Palmeiras faces Fluminenseat the Allianz Parque, this Sunday, 3rd, at 4pm (Brasília time), with the possibility of declaring the Brasileirão title in advance. Afterwards, Verdão ends the season against cruiseat the Mineirãonext Wednesday, 6.