A Paulista A1 champion will be crowned on Sunday. The second leg of the cup final between Palmeiras and Santos is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET and can be live streamed here free (requires free trial registration).
What They're Saying
Palmeiras manager Oswaldo de Oliveira (via ESPN): "Obviously we always have a very optimistic view, but my biggest question was the diversity of the players. Everyone who came have the potential to play at Palmeiras as they proved, but we did not know the character, the personality, the individuality of each. This moved me very much. I worried about how to homogenize a group with the most competitive guys and more goals."
Santos manager Marcelo Fernandes (via DiarioSP): "The attitude is always the same. Santos at home always played forward, but always with the responsibility to score. We played games with enough chances for goals . The defense is behaving well. It took only an irregular goal against Sao Paulo. We cannot be surprised because then the mission will be more complicated."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Ricardo Oliveira scored a timely goal in the semifinals against Sao Paulo, lifting the club to the final stages. Last season, in 16 appearances, the 34-year-old finished with 10 goals. Santos will need more of the same if they hope to overturn the 1-0 deficit.
Palmeiras' Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Prass; Lucas, Ramos, Hugo, Roberto; Gabriel, Arouca, Robinho; Marques, Leandro, Dudu
Santos' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Vladimir; Ferraz, David, Werley, Cicinho; Renato, Otavio; Chiquinho, Lucas, Geuvanio; Ricardo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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