After the injury of Bruno Rodrigues, the Palm trees appealed to the transfer market and ensured the hiring of Lazarus, young with passages by Flamengo And Almería. However, the player's arrival highlighted a change in Abel Ferreira's approach to the new athletes during Paulistão 2024.
In the first rounds of the state competition, the Palmeirense coach chose to perform a series of tests in the starting team. This resulted in a rotation in the cast, providing minutes of play to players who had not been much used in the final straight of 2023, such as Jhon Jhon and Luis Guilherme.
This strategy opened space for Aníbal Moreno, Bruno Rodrigues and Caio Paulista, who received opportunities in Palm trees. The Argentine took advantage of the odds and gained title in the midfield, while the side continued to be regularly scaled. However, the attacker suffered a severe injury and will be away from the lawns for about five months.
In view of this, Verdam returned to the market and secured the hiring of Lazarus by loan of a season. However, the arrival of the young player showed a change in Abel Ferreira's posture during the final stretch of Paulistão's first phase.
Despite having been related to three matches, the attacker was used for only five minutes in the 1–0 victory over St. Bernard. Since then, other names have gained prominence, such as Breno Lopes, who scored the last goal in triumph for 3 to 1 against Mirassol last Saturday (24), although it was little used at the beginning of the year.
Now Lazarus seeks to gain more time in the field in the next confrontation of the Green. The team will face the Portuguese next Wednesday (28), at 19h30 (Time of Brasilia), in Canindé.
