Palmeiras faces challenges in Libertadores with three absences

Palmeiras hosts Sporting Cristal on Thursday (16) in the Libertadores. The team will be without three players for the match.

Who are the Palmeiras absences?

Palmeiras will be without Paulinho, Piquerez, and Jefté for the game against Sporting Cristal.

Striker Vitor Roque trained fully with the rest of the Palmeiras squad and will be available again. The trend is for the number 9 to start on the bench due to a lack of rhythm.

What is the probable Palmeiras lineup?

A probable Palmeiras lineup to face Sporting Cristal has: Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Khellven (Arthur); Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Jhon Arias, and Mauricio; Allan (Vitor Roque) and Flaco López.

What does player Paulinho say about his injury?

— I've always dedicated myself to the maximum in this period of all these months to be the best possible. The staff knows how much I've dedicated myself, but it's clear that we can't stop doing what's good for our mental part, and that's what I've always been doing — said Paulinho in an interview with Lance!.

Palmeiras seeks an important win in the Libertadores to maintain their qualification chances