The Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira once again reinforced the historic status he built at the service of Palmeiras after the 2–1 victory at Bahiain the 10th round of the 2026 Brazilian championship, a result that allowed the São Paulo team consolidate the lead in the race and extend the positive streak at this early stage of the season.
The triumph came just a few weeks after winning the 2026 Campeonato Paulista, a competition that the Portuguese coach won for the fourth time since arriving at the club and which allowed him to reach the mark of 11 official titles, becoming the most titled coach in the history of Palmeiras.
Since October 2020, Abel Ferreira won two Copa Libertadores (2020 and 2021), two Brazilian championships (2022 and 2023), one Brazilian Cup (2020), one South American Recopa (2022), one Brazilian Super Cup (2023) and four Paulista Championships (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026), numbers that represent the most successful cycle for a coach of all time in the club’s recent history.
Among these results, the second consecutive Libertadores championship stands out, a rare feat in the competition and which made Abel Ferreira the only European coach to win two editions of the main club competition in South America.
A Abel Ferreira remained in office for more than five seasons consecutive matches constitutes a significant structural fact, uncommon in Brazilian football. And the most recent victory in the Brazilian championship confirms the continuity of this competitive standard. Keeps the Palmeiras as a direct candidate to win the title, reinforcing the Portuguese coach’s impact as one of the most influential figures in South American football in the last decade.
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