Palmeiras tomorrow, the gap at four points
Plata trained in full on Thursday and is in line to return against Palmeiras tomorrow; Pulgar should be back too.
Two of our absentees are closing in on returns. Plata trained in full at the Ninho on Thursday, recovered from the left-knee knock he took against Grêmio, and is in line to face Palmeiras tomorrow. Pulgar should finally be available again too, back in the picture for the first time since a right-shoulder injury in early April cost him 13 matches. The timing is everything: Saturday's 21:00 BRT kickoff at the Maracanã is a top-of-the-table Brasileirão clash, Palmeiras four points clear with us second and a game in hand. Win it and the gap is down to one.