
The knockout stage of the Club World Cup gets underway on Saturday with an all-Brazilian showdown at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia! Group A winners Palmeiras face off against Botafogo, who edged past Atlético Madrid in Group B and pulled off a memorable win over Paris SG. According to the odds, Palmeiras are clear favorites in this match.
Under the command of Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras came very close to finishing second in their group, as Inter Miami went ahead 2–0 in the final group match. However, late pressure from Palmeiras paid off, and goals from Paulinho and Maurício secured the comeback and top spot. In all of their group stage matches, Palmeiras created more expected goals than their opponents, making their first-place finish well deserved.
Team news - Palmeiras:
Verdão will be missing center-back Murilo due to injury, so either Bruno Fuchs or Micael will start alongside Gustavo Gómez. Aníbal Moreno is expected to be fit, giving the midfield some options.
Botafogo started their campaign with a tight 2–1 win over Seattle Sounders. That match could have gone very differently, as Sounders squandered several clear chances. In the second round, Botafogo stunned Champions League winners PSG in a historic upset, before ending the group stage with a 1–0 defeat to Atlético Madrid. Despite the PSG win, Botafogo’s overall performance have raised questions, especially regarding their attacking play.
Team news - Botafogo:
Gregore is suspended and will miss this match, meaning Allan is likely to start in central midfield alongside Marlon Freitas. Matheus Martins may still be recovering and could be unavailable.
While Palmeiras have been better both in this tournament and in the early Série A season, but Botafogo has been so difficult opponent that we take them this time!

Good luck!
世俱杯淘汰赛将于周六在费城林肯金融球场展开。A组冠军帕尔梅拉斯将对阵博塔弗戈,后者在B组险胜马德里,并以令人难忘的胜利战胜巴黎SG。根据赔率,帕尔梅拉斯队在这场比赛中明显是夺冠热门。
在阿贝尔·费雷拉的指挥下,帕尔梅拉斯队在小组赛最后一场比赛中以2-0领先,险些获得小组第二名。然而,帕尔梅拉斯最后的压力得到了回报,保利尼奥和Maurício的进球确保了球队的逆转和领先地位。在小组赛的所有比赛中,帕尔梅拉斯创造了比对手更多的预期进球,使他们当之无愧地获得了第一名。
车队新闻-帕尔梅拉斯:
由于伤病,皇马将失去中后卫穆里洛,所以布鲁诺·富克斯或迈克尔将和古斯塔沃一起首发Gómez。Aníbal莫雷诺有望恢复健康,给中场一些选择。
博塔弗戈以2比1险胜西雅图海湾人队开始了他们的比赛。那场比赛的结果可能会大不相同,因为海湾人浪费了几次明显的机会。在第二轮比赛中,博塔弗戈队历史性地击败了冠军联赛冠军巴黎圣日耳曼,然后以0 - 1不敌马德里亚特兰蒂斯队结束了小组赛。尽管赢了巴黎圣日耳曼,博塔弗戈的整体表现还是令人质疑,尤其是他们的进攻。
团队新闻-博塔弗戈:
格雷戈尔将停赛,缺席本场比赛,这意味着阿兰很可能在中场首发,与马龙·弗雷塔斯搭档。马修斯·马丁斯可能还在恢复中,可能无法上场。
虽然帕尔梅拉斯在本赛季和赛季初都表现得更好,但博塔弗戈是一个很难对付的对手,所以我们这次要对付他们!
好运!