The Brazilian Palmeiras team started its serious preparations for its upcoming match against Al -Ahly club, scheduled for seven in the evening next Thursday at the “Metlive” stadium in New Jersey, in the second round of the first group of the 2025 Club World Cup, currently held in the United States of America with the participation of 32 teams for the first time in the history of the competition.
Technical preparations and offensive concentration
The Brazilian newspaper “Globo” reported that the Palmeiras mission resumed its training after a day of rest granted to the technical staff and the team players after a negative tie with the Portuguese Porto in the first round. Al -Marran witnessed the absence of the main players who went to the previous meeting, as they underwent hospital training within the residence hotel, while the training session focused on the technical aspects, especially the development of the end of the attacks from the depth.
The coach, Abel Ferrera, is working on expected changes in the starting lineup, especially at the front line level, after the distinguished performance of the Paulinho and Playau Lopez during the second half of the Porto confrontation, which enhances their chances of being from the beginning in front of Al -Ahly.
An integrated list for Miras
Palmeiras enters Al -Ahly’s meeting with the formation of the entire number, without absences due to injuries or suspension, which gives the technical staff greater flexibility in choosing the appropriate combination for the decisive site. The team list includes:
Goalkeeping: Wiverton, Marcelo Lomba, Matthews
Defense: Gustavo Gomez, Morillo, Bruno Fosh, Mike, Naviz, Benedetti, Jiay, Marcus Rocha, Miki, Pecires, Vanderlan
Center: Rafael Vega, Richard Rios, Anibal Moreno, Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Evanjelista, Mauricio, Alan, Felipe Anderson
The attack: Estoavo, Facono Torres, Paulinh
Group position
The two teams enter the confrontation with one point, after it tied Palmeiras with Porto and Al -Ahly with Inter Miami in the first round, which makes the Thursday meeting a separation in the qualification struggle, especially in light of the extreme rapprochement in the group level.
The championship system
The tournament will be held according to the new system similar to the World Cup for the teams, where the 32 teams are distributed over 8 groups, each includes 4 teams, from which the first and second places qualify to the round of 16, then the roles are completed by the defeat of the defeated until the final expected on July 13 at the “Metlive” stadium.
