José Manuel López was one of coach Abel Ferreira’s bets for Palmeiras in this new season and the attacker responded in the best way to that trust. He scored again in the classic against Corinthians that ended 2-2 and has six goals in eight games in the Paulista Championship.
The Argentine arrived at Verdão in the middle of 2022 to add to a position on the field in which there are big names: Breno Lopes, Rony and the stellar appearance of Endrick, who will leave for Real Madrid in the middle of this year. In the last Brasileirão, won by his team, the one who emerged from Lanús scored five goals.
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Attempted by his country’s River Plate in the last transfer window, the leadership of the two-time Brazilian soccer champion rejected that advance at the request of Abel Ferreira, who decided to retain him in the squad for the series of competitions that marks the 2024 calendar.
López agreed with the Portuguese coach. On January 28 against Santos he scored a goal and since then he has not stopped inflating the nets for the Paulista Championship, in which Palmeiras leads its group with 18 points after five wins and three draws.
The striker once again added his name to the list of scorers against Bragantino, Ituano, Santo André, São Bernardo and in the classic against Corinthians. Against Timão, he converted what was a 2-0 partial score 23 minutes into the second half (the opening of the scoreboard was the work of Endrick), into a great game that ended even with agonizing goals at the end from Yuri Alberto and Rodrigo Garro.
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— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) February 18, 2024
Palmeiras will play again for the Paulista Championship on February 21 against Portuguesa, while in April they will begin their participation in the Brasileirão, which they will try to win for the third consecutive time and in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, after reaching the semifinals in the Last edition.
