Here are some of the current figures and legends of Tigres’ future rival in the Club World Cup
Palmeiras will be Tigres’ rival in the Club World Cup semi-final, and the Brazilian club could be considered the favorite team to advance to the Copa Libertadores title match.
Los alviverdes is one of the most historic clubs in Brazilian football and among them were players who became legends not only of football in Rio de Janeiro, but also of world football. Today, Palmeiras is proud of the great talents that are developing to emigrate to Europe in the near future.
ESPN Digital presents some of the most important figures who wore the Palmeiras jersey and the players to watch in next Sunday’s match against Tigres.
Idols of palm trees
Djalma Santos
He is one of your greatest idols Palm trees and is considered one of the best defenders in Brazilian football. With the green jersey, Santos played over 500 games, 300 wins and won seven titles between 1959 and 1968.
Marcos Roberto Silveira
In 20 years of professional career, Roberto Silveira He just defended his shirt Palm trees For this reason, he is considered by carioca fans as one of the main idols in the history of the institution. Marcos, world champion with Brazil in 2002, won 12 titles with the Alviverde team.
Roberto Carlos
The former Brazilian defender arrived in Palmeiras in early 1993 and was one of the club’s best moments, being a key player in five titles that Alviverdes won between 1993 and 1994. Due to his brilliant performances at Palmeiras, Roberto Carlos was bought by Inter Milan and would later establish himself as an idol of Real Madrid.
Rivaldo
World Champion with Brazil in Korea / Japan 2002, Rivaldo He is one of the most talented Brazilian footballers of the last 20 years, and his “trampoline” to football in Europe was just Palm trees, a team in which he was only two years old, but consolidated as a strong striker, scoring over 70 goals.
Edmund
Like Roberto Carlos and Rivaldo, Edmundo was part of Palmeiras’ golden age in the mid-1990s. The midfielder captivated Alviverdes’ fans with his quality for two years at the club. It should be noted that Edmundo, after leaving Palmeiras in 1995, enjoyed a second internship at the club between 2006 and 2008.
Current stars of Palmeiras
Gabriel Veron
At just 18, Gabriel Veron is the new pearl of Palmeiras and is shaping up to be one of the most dangerous players for the Tigres defense. The far right is the most expensive element of the team with a value of 25 million euros, according to Transfermarkt, and according to the newspaper Sport, Barcelona, Manchester City and Man United are interested in obtaining their services.
Gabriel Boy
The 20-year-old is an undisputed starter for Palmeiras and it was essential for alviverdes to be proclaimed Copa Libertadores champion. Like Gabriel Veron, Menino made his debut in the first team in early 2020, and the official FIFA website notes that he had a “meteoric rise”. It should be noted that Menino has already been called up by Tite to the Brazilian national team.
Patrick de Paula
The pivot is another youth of Palm trees which jumped from a career to the first team in 2020 and has established itself as a key piece of the starting scheme. De Paula, 21, would be in the orbit of Manchester City and Benfica, according to various Brazilian media.