Palmeiras await Ramón Sosa's scan and their end-of-season worries grow
Palmeiras are waiting on Ramón Sosa's medical report after he felt a twinge in the second half of the 2-0 win over Red Bull Bragantino in round 32. The team have a 71.9% record and play the Libertadores final on 28 November.

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O Palmeiras aguarda o laudo médico de Ramón Sosa, que sentiu uma fisgada no segundo tempo do jogo de sábado (24). A equipe havia vencido o Red Bull Bragantino por 2 a 0, na Arena Barueri, pela 32ª rodada do Brasileirão, e agora convive com a dúvida sobre o paraguaio na reta final de 2026.
O problema chega em hora ruim. Além de brigar pela liderança do Campeonato Brasileiro, a equipe de Abel Ferreira tem compromissos decisivos na Copa do Brasil e na Libertadores, e perder o atacante complicaria o planejamento da comissão técnica.
Neste domingo (25), o departamento médico faz nova avaliação. Até agora, o clube não divulgou diagnóstico nem prazo de afastamento, e a presença do jogador nos próximos compromissos segue indefinida.
A lista de baixas já é grande: Vitor Roque (entorse no tornozelo direito), Paulinho (trauma na panturrilha direita) e Jefté (suspensão preventiva) estão fora. Flaco López começou no banco diante do Bragantino, preservado pela comissão.
Mesmo assim, o time venceu e ficou provisoriamente na ponta. A posição, porém, depende do que o Flamengo fizer contra o Atlético-MG: o duelo está marcado para segunda-feira (26), no Maracanã.
Em 32 jogos, o Palmeiras soma 20 vitórias, nove empates e três derrotas — 71,9% de aproveitamento. São 56 gols marcados (média perto de 1,8 por partida) e 22 sofridos (cerca de 0,7 por jogo).
O calendário não ajuda. Na quarta-feira (28), o time encara o Santos pelo Brasileirão; depois vem o Vasco, na semifinal da Copa do Brasil; e, em 28 de novembro, a final da Libertadores contra o Estudiantes. No meio do caminho ainda há confrontos diretos na disputa do título nacional, incluindo o duelo com o Flamengo.
A definição sobre Sosa sai da avaliação médica, que dirá se ele pode seguir treinando normalmente.
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