Palmeiras’ Portuguese coach only commits to forming a competitive team that fights for titles.
Palmeiras remains untouchable in the Paulista championship, having added, in the early hours of this morning, its third victory in as many games played in the 2026 edition of the competition, all by 1-0, against Mirassol.
Despite the good start, Abel Ferreira, the coach of Palmeiras , is not committing to titles, promising only to fight for them.I never promised titles, nor will I promise them. What I’m saying is that we have a competitive team and we’re going to fight. I know what resources I have and I’m going to work towards that. They asked me for one title and we won 10. If I were to divide the titles by year, they wouldn’t be saying what they’re saying to me, the Portuguese coach said after the match against Mirassol.
Abel also recalled the transformation that the Palmeiras squad has undergone in recent months with the departure of important players.
We have to see how we arrived. Ríos (Benfica) and Estêvão (Chelsea) left, and we signed 11 players. We will continue on our path and I won’t promise what I can’t deliver. I promise a competitive team that fights for titles, he emphasized
The 47-year-old coach also criticized what he called narratives about the club’s spending on reinforcements. Those signed this season alone cost over 100 million euros, but that amount will be paid off over the next few years.
I can buy a player who will cost me 20 million euros and pay for him over five years. When you buy a house, you don’t pay right away, you pay in installments. It’s the budget that we need to compare. Palmeiras didn’t spend 700 million (reais), Palmeiras spread out its spending. With Vitor Roque, Palmeiras will pay (the transfer costs) over four or five years. It’s an expense we have, but it’s not included in this year’s budget. It’s an expense that Palmeiras will pay. But I perfectly understand the narratives. It’s not the budgets that matter, he explained.
Leading the Paulista championship, Palmeiras will play again next Tuesday, at Grêmio Novorizontino’s home ground.