Palmeiras and Gremio will face each other on Wednesday, May 10th at 21:30 (can be watched on Star+) for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. Luis Suarez was not called up for the Porto Alegre team and it is likely that Joaquín Piquerez will also not start for Palmeiras, according to information from Brazilian media.
In addition to resting, as reported by Referí, there is another reason why Luis Suarez does not participate in this match: the game is played at Allianz Parque stadium, which has a synthetic pitch.
The striker prefers not to play on this type of field to preserve the condition of his knees, which he has suffered a lot throughout his career.
Felipe Carballo, who has been out due to an injury, will be available for coach Renato Portaluppi.
Also, Piquerez would not start for Palmeiras either, and the player explained: "We know that the months of April and May are very busy, with many matches, but everyone has been working well, we have a very good and competitive squad, so whoever plays, it's the same, there's no difference."
Piquerez has had a very good start in the Brasileirao and his numbers show it.
Probable lineups of Palmeiras and Gremio
Palmeiras: Weverton; Mayke, Gustavo Gómez, Luan and Piquerez (Vanderlan); Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino and Raphael Veiga; Arthur, Dudu and Ron.
Gremio: Gabriel Grando; Thomas Luciano, Bruno Alves, Kannemann and Reinaldo; Villasanti, Carballo (Lucas Silva), Bitello, Cristaldo and Viña; Galdino (Zinho, André).
- Luis Suarez in Gremio