With six games left, Veiga equaled the Libertadores midfielder of 1999
After a great performance in the 2-0 victory over Cuiabá, this Saturday (19th), at the Arena Pantanal, midfielder Raphael Veiga equaled the number of goals scored by another great player in the position and idol in the history of Palmeiras. With the header scored in the first half, he reached 78 goals scored with Alviverde’s number 23 shirt, tied with former midfielder Alex, 1999 Libertadores champion.
In this Saturday’s triumph, Veiga was the engine of the team, both in the counter-attacks and in the moments of greatest exchange of passes. He made good use of the passes and also appeared inside the small area to open up the scoring. In the second half he sent a ball over the crossbar again, which Alex let him through.
To get to Alex, he had to play 249 games, six more than the former number 10. Therefore, his goal average is currently higher than Raphael Veiga. He arrived at Palmeiras in 1997, wearing the mantle for six seasons, until he was sold for 16 million dollars to Parma, through a partnership that the clubs had to sponsor Parmalat.
And there are many coincidences between the two midfielders. In addition to sharing the same position on the pitch, both were revealed by Coritiba and signed by Verdão with the Paraná club. They have also been featured in campaigns for the Libertadores de América title. Alex, for example, was one of the best in that edition of the 1999 tournament, scoring goals in the round of 16 and in the semi-finals.
The big difference is that the current maestro alviverde has won the South American tournament twice, being a highlight in both successes. In the 2021 final he scored one of the goals in a 2-1 victory over Flamengo in Uruguay.
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In addition to the aforementioned fact, he also overtook another great midfielder of the club (19) on Saturday night, but now in the table of most games played. In his 249th appearance for the team, he surpassed the first great number 10 in Palmeiras history, Jair Rosa Pinto, and is now the 55th player who has most defended the green-and-white colours. Jair captained the club to the world title, won in 1951 at the Maracanã.
Source: Terra
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