2012 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

The 2012 Season was Palmeiras's 98th season, and their 97th in Brazil's first division. Palmeiras also played in the usual state league, Campeonato Paulista, the national cup, Copa do Brasil and the continental cup, the Copa Sudamericana.

Palmeiras

2012 season
President	Arnaldo Tirone
Head coach	Luis Felipe Scolari (Until September) Narciso (Interim for the Corinthians game on 16 September) Gilson Kleina (since 19 September)
Série A	18th
Campeonato Paulista	Quarterfinals
Copa do Brasil	Winners
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Hernán Barcos (14 goals) All: Hernán Barcos (28 goals)
Highest home attendance	30,942 (vs. Ponte Preta - 29 September)
Lowest home attendance	2,580 (vs. Figueirense - 1 July)
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Due to the renovations taking place at Palestra Itália, since 2010, for the construction of the new Arena, Palmeiras played all of their home matches in the 2012 season at the Pacaembu Stadium.

This season was the first one, in 20 years, without the services of Palmeiras' idol goalkeeper, Marcos, after he announced his retirement from football on 4 January 2012, at the age of 38.[1]

Key events

11 July: Palmeiras won the Copa do Brasil, and enter on the group stage of 2013 Copa Libertadores.

13 September: The coach Scolari was sacked after losing streak in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[2]

19 September: After negotiations with Paulo Roberto Falcão and Adilson Batista, Gilson Kleina was hired.[3]

28 September: Palmeiras was dismissed by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) and punished with the loss of four home field matches, because of the confusion involving fans in the derby against Corinthians on 16 September.[4]

18 November: After 10 years of relegation in Serie A, Palmeiras for the second time in his history will play in the second division of the Brazilian Championship.[5]

29 November: Five players were dispensed after a bad campaign in 2012 season, they are: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina and Betinho.[6] And other eleven players who still have links with the club, but were not utilized by the coach Gilson Kleina: Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.

3 December: Four more players were dispensed, following the redesign plan for 2013 season: Artur, Adalberto Román, Corrêa and Thiago Heleno.[7]

Competitions

Friendlies

Palmeiras' first match in 2012 was a friendly at home against Ajax on 14 January.[8]

14 January	Palmeiras	1–0	Ajax	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−02:00	Marcos Assunção Pedro Carmona  90+4'	Report	Enoh Vertonghen Alderweireld Bouy	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 25,432 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

Marcos last game

Marcos final game with Palmeiras shirt, will be a friendly between the 1999 Copa Libertadores champion team versus 2002 FIFA World Cup champion team.[9]

11 December	1999 Palmeiras Libertadores team	2–2	2002 Brazil World Cup team	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−02:00	Marcos  21' (pen.) Paulo Nunes  41'	Report (in Portuguese)	61' Edílson  69' Luizão	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Ana Paula Oliveira (São Paulo)

Campeonato Paulista

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Santos	19	12	3	4	46	18	+28	39	Advanced to the Knockout stage
4	Guarani	19	11	3	5	26	18	+8	36
5	Palmeiras	19	10	6	3	37	24	+13	36
6	Mogi Mirim	19	10	5	4	32	22	+10	35
7	Bragantino	19	8	5	6	33	33	0	29

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2012. Source: Futpédia and UOL Esporte
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th less red cards; 5th less yellow cards ; 6th raffle;

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 January 1	Bragantino	1–2	Palmeiras	Bragança Paulista
17:00 UTC−02:00	Wellington  13',  60' (pen.) Murilo Henrique  26' Astorga  52' Luiz Henrique  57' Serginho  74' Júnior Lopes  89'	Report	6',  76' Leandro Amaro  59' Cicinho  84' Maikon Leite  90' Henrique	Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 8,180 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (São Paulo)

25 January 2	Palmeiras	1–1	Portuguesa	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−02:00	Ricardo Bueno  80' Henrique  87'	Report	49',  50' Maylson	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 7,993 Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima (São Paulo)

29 January 3	Catanduvense	1–1	Palmeiras	Catanduva
17:00 UTC−02:00	Cléber  63' Osny  73' (pen.)	Report	83' Fernandão	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Sílvio Salles Referee: Luiz Vanderlei Martinucho (São Paulo)

1 February 4	Palmeiras	2–0	Mogi Mirim	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−02:00	Marcos Assunção  2', 87' Leandro Amaro  49'	Report	14' Baraka	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Antônio Rogério Batista do Prado (São Paulo)

5 February 5	Santos	1–2	Palmeiras	Presidente Prudente
17:00 UTC−02:00	Neymar  68',  70' Ibson  76',  86',  86' Pará  78'	Report	88' Fernandão  90+1' Juninho	Stadium: Estádio Eduardo José Farah (Prudentão) Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

8 February 6	Palmeiras	3–2	XV de Piracicaba	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−02:00	Daniel Carvalho  15' Marcos Assunção  47' Artur  72'	Report	31' Ricardinho  35' Gláuber  42' Alex Cazumba  59' Marcus Vinícius  71' (o.g.) Maurício Ramos	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 7,352 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto (São Paulo)

11 February 7	Palmeiras	3–0	Ituano	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−02:00	Patrik  7' Barcos  22' Cicinho  44' Artur  67',  86'	Report	63' Kleiton Domingues	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 11,704 Referee: Edson Reis Pavani Junior (São Paulo)

17 February 8	Guaratinguetá	2–3	Palmeiras	Guaratinguetá
21:00 UTC−02:00	Pio  10',  90+3' Fernando  38' Daniel  45+1' Djavan  66' Baggio  76'	Report	18' Artur  34',  86' João Vitor  45+2' (pen.),  57' Barcos  59' Juninho  60' Marcos Assunção  87' Henrique	Stadium: Estádio Professor Dario Rodrigues Leite Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Flavio Rodrigues Guerra (São Paulo)

23 February 9	Palmeiras	1–1	Oeste	São Paulo
19:30 UTC−02:00	Román  38' Maikon Leite  40' Marcos Assunção  51'	Report	11' (pen.) Mazinho  32' Dionísio  57' Paulo Vítor  85' Wanderson	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 9,478 Referee: Marcelo Prieto Alfieri (São Paulo)

26 February 10	Palmeiras	3–3	São Paulo	Presidente Prudente
16:00 UTC−02:00	Daniel Carvalho  5' Barcos  37', 71' Marcos Assunção  66' Henrique  85'	Report	30' Cícero  54' (pen.) Willian José  71' Paulo Miranda  75' Fernandinho  89' Rodrigo Caio	Stadium: Estádio Eduardo José Farah (Prudentão) Attendance: 19,161 Referee: Wilson Seneme (São Paulo)

29 February 11	Linense	1–3	Palmeiras	Lins
22:00 UTC−02:00	Alexandre Silva  31' Pablo  44' Elias  58' André Luiz  71'	Report	1' Maikon Leite  3' Leandro Amaro  25' Márcio Araújo  32' Barcos  35' Daniel Carvalho  76' Patrik  82' Artur	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Gilberto Siqueira Lopes Referee: Fábio de Jesus Volpato Mendes (São Paulo)

4 March 12	Palmeiras	0–0	São Caetano	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−02:00	Henrique  50' Valdivia  83' Cicinho  90+1'	Report	69' Augusto Recife  79' Aílton  84' Geovane  85' Moradei  88' Marcone	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 19,437 Referee: Antonio Rogério Batista do Prado (São Paulo)

11 March 13	Botafogo-SP	2–6	Palmeiras	Ribeirão Preto
16:00 UTC−02:00	Murilo Ceará  16' Marquinhos  55',  59',  59' Alessandro  77',  83' Marcos Aurélio  87' Juninho  90+2'	Report	23' Valdivia  34',  36' Maikon Leite  54',  90+4' (pen) Barcos  80' Ricardo Bueno  90+1' Juninho	Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz Attendance: 17,946 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araújo (São Paulo)

18 March 14	Palmeiras	2–1	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
18:30 UTC−02:00	Juninho  3' Marcos Assunção  11' Artur  66'	Report	37' Ferron  52' Agenor  77' João Paulo	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 19,152 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (São Paulo)

25 March 15	Corinthians	2–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−02:00	Liédson  25' Chicão  35' Paulinho  48' Emerson  90+1'	Report	17',  71' Marcos Assunção  42',  51' (o.g.) Márcio Araújo  65' Henrique  81' Ricardo Bueno	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 29,284 Referee: Marcelo Rogério (São Paulo)

28 March 16	Paulista	0–1	Palmeiras	Jundiaí
22:00 UTC−02:00	Diogo  36' Madson  46' Diego Barboza  65'	Report	33' Juninho  45' Maurício Ramos  74' Daniel Carvalho  83' Cicinho  87' João Vitor	Stadium: Estádio Jayme Cintra Referee: Demetrius Pinto Candançan (São Paulo)

1 April 17	Palmeiras	0–1	Mirassol	Mirassol
18:30 UTC−02:00	Juninho  90'	Report	53' Henrique Dias  68' Preto  83' Fernando Leal	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 8,989 Referee: Márcio Roberto Soares (São Paulo)

8 April 18	Guarani	3–1	Palmeiras	Campinas
16:00 UTC−02:00	Neto  15',  17' Fumagalli  24',  26' Bruno Mendes  56' Fábio Bahia  75' Fabinho Souza  77' Max Santos  88' Domingos  90'	Report	18' Barcos  22' Gerley  29' João Vitor  62' Cicinho  83' Márcio Araújo  90+2' Patrik	Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 9,399 Referee: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (São Paulo)

15 April 19	Palmeiras	2–2	Comercial-SP	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−02:00	Henrique  37',  90+2' Marcos Assunção  41' Fernandão  87' Leandro Amaro  89'	Report	28' Leandro  36', 90' Diogo Acosta  45+2',  48' Marcelo Labarthe  47' Marcel  52' Leandro Camilo  54' Jeffinho  75' Henrique Motta  81' Alex  85' Marcelo Ferreira	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 5,758 Referee: José Claudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo)

Quarterfinals

22 April Quarterfinals	Guarani	3–2	Palmeiras	Campinas
18:30 UTC−03:00	Bruno Recife  22' Wilian Favoni  32' Fumagalli  50' Fabinho Souza  52', 90'	Report	10' Maurício Ramos  24' João Vitor  51' Barcos  53' Marcos Assunção  81' Fernandão  81' Márcio Araújo  90+3' Henrique  90+4' Juninho	Stadium: Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 15,005 Referee: Vinicius Furlan (São Paulo)

Source: Palmeiras.com.br (Portuguese)

Copa do Brasil

First round

14 March 1st leg	Coruripe	0–1	Palmeiras	Maceió
22:00 UTC−02:00	Mello  36' Jota  51' Juninho  77'	Report	2' Barcos  72' Pedro Carmona	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva (Sergipe)

22 March 2nd leg	Palmeiras	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Coruripe	Jundiaí
19:30 UTC−02:00	Barcos  41',  58' Marcos Assunção  55' Juninho  84'	Report	38' Mello	Stadium: Estádio Jayme Cintra Attendance: 11,143 Referee: Leandro Junior Hermes (Paraná)

Second round

4 April 1st leg	Horizonte	1–3	Palmeiras	Horizonte
21:50 UTC−02:00	Mateus Gadelha  17' Douglas  82'	Report	29' Marcos Assunção  34',  67' Leandro Amaro  36' Juninho  57' Barcos  71' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Estádio José Domingos Neto Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)
Note: Palmeiras eliminated the second leg winning the match by 2 goals difference.

Round of 16

25 April 1st leg	Paraná	1–2	Palmeiras	Curitiba
21:50 UTC-03:00	Henrique Alemão  34' Luisinho  38' André Vinicius  64'	Report	21' Marcos Assunção  25' Cicinho  78' (pen) Henrique  90+2' Valdivia	Stadium: Vila Capanema Attendance: 12,065 Referee: Fabrício Neves Corrêa (Rio Grande do Sul)

9 May 2nd leg	Palmeiras	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Paraná	Barueri
21:50 UTC-03:00	Mazinho  26', 52' Henrique  28' Maurício Ramos  54' Valdivia  63' Maikon Leite  73'	Report	25' Cambará  28' Douglas  47' Wellington Silva	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Péricles Bassols Pegado Cortez (Rio de Janeiro)

Quarterfinals

16 May 1st leg	Atlético Paranaense	2–2	Palmeiras	Curitiba
19:30 UTC-03:00	Bruno Mineiro  17' Edigar  23' Cleberson  43' Deivid  64'	Report	22',  57' Barcos  38' Cicinho  53' Valdivia  60' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Vila Capanema Attendance: 7,307 Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra (Santa Catarina)

23 May 2nd leg	Palmeiras	2–0 (4–2 agg.)	Atlético Paranaense	Barueri
19:30 UTC-03:00	João Vitor  45+2' Betinho  51' Luan  69' Valdivia  71' Henrique  82'	Report	71' Zezinho	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 17,574 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Semifinals

13 June 1st leg	Grêmio	0–2	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
21:50 UTC-03:00		Report	41' Thiago Heleno  50' Marcos Assunção  79' João Vitor  86' Mazinho  90' Barcos	Stadium: Olímpico Attendance: 43,508 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes (Paraná)

21 June 2nd leg	Palmeiras	1–1 (3–1 agg.)	Grêmio	Barueri
21:00 UTC-03:00	Daniel Carvalho  7' Barcos  27' Valdivia  72',  79' Henrique  84'	Report	30' Gilberto Silva  66' Fernando  77' Kléber  79' Rondinelly  81' Edílson  81' Pará	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 26,255 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Finals

5 July 1st leg	Palmeiras	2–0	Coritiba	Barueri
21:50 UTC-03:00	Valdivia  45+3' (pen.),  49'  68' Márcio Araújo  53' Thiago Heleno  64'	Report	40' Junior Urso  45+1' Jonas  66' Emerson  87' Tcheco	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 28,557 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

11 July 2nd leg	Coritiba	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Palmeiras	Curitiba
21:50 UTC-03:00	Rafinha  10' Ayrton  62' Lincoln  74' Pereira  89'  90+2'	Report	4' Juninho  18' João Vitor  60' Artur  63' Marcos Assunção  66' Betinho  72' Henrique	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 35,122 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Distrito Federal)

Award

2012 Copa do Brasil Winner
PALMEIRAS 2nd title

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Portuguesa	38	10	15	13	39	41	−2	45
17	Sport do Recife	38	10	11	17	39	56	−17	41	Relegation to 2013 Série B
18	Palmeiras	38	9	7	22	39	54	−15	34	2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the 2013 Série B
19	Atlético Goianiense	38	7	9	22	37	67	−30	30	Relegation to 2013 Série B
20	Figueirense	38	7	9	22	39	72	−33	30

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UOL.com.br
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
Notes:

1. Palmeiras is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa do Brasil champion.

Results by round

19 May 1	Palmeiras	1–1	Portuguesa	São Paulo
18:30 UTC-03:00	Luan  38' João Vitor  90+2'	Report	35' Ananias  61' Luis Ricardo  83' Rogério  87' Rodrigo	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 8,939 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

27 May 2	Grêmio	1–0	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC-03:00	André Lima  72' Rondinelly  79' Vilson  82' Fernando  85'	Report	73' Marcos Assunção	Stadium: Olímpico Attendance: 22,610 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

6 June 3	Sport	2–1	Palmeiras	Recife
19:30 UTC-03:00	Marquinhos Paraná  14' Felipe Azevedo  71'	Report	37' Barcos  50' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

9 June 4	Palmeiras	0–1	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Luan  51' Márcio Araújo  58' Henrique  80'	Report	40' Marcos Rocha  48',  60' Jô  82' Pierre  85' Danilinho	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

17 June 5	Palmeiras	1–1	Vasco	Barueri
16:00 UTC-03:00	Thiago Heleno  32' Mazinho  55' Juninho  59' Henrique  61'	Report	37' Nílton  73' Felipe  82' Juninho Pernambucano	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

24 June 6	Corinthians	2–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00	Romarinho  33', 55' Douglas  57' Liédson  81'	Report	3' Mazinho  29' João Vitor  46' Valdivia  47' Cicinho  90+2' Márcio Araújo	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 17,519 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

1 July 7	Palmeiras	3–1	Figueirense	Barueri
18:30 UTC-03:00	Román  38' Barcos  83' Maikon Leite  86'	Report	29' Caio  31' Júlio César  54' Túlio  79' Aloísio	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Francisco Carlos Nascimento (Alagoas)

8 July 8	Ponte Preta	1–0	Palmeiras	Campinas
18:30 UTC-03:00	Ricardinho  15',  64' Édson Bastos  64' Gerônimo  89'	Report	15' Román  33' Luiz Gustavo  49' João Denoni  90+1' Maikon Leite	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 5,271 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)

15 July 9	Palmeiras	1–1	São Paulo	Barueri
18:30 UTC-03:00	Henrique  8'  Maikon Leite  49' Cicinho  75' Mazinho  81' João Vitor  90+2'	Report	12' Luis Fabiano  56' Rafael Tolói  65' Denílson  70' Osvaldo	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 8,374 Referee: Péricles Bassols Pegado Cortez (Rio de Janeiro)

19 July 10	Coritiba	1–1	Palmeiras	Curitiba
21:00 UTC-03:00	Lucas Mendes  13' Éverton Ribeiro  60' Anderson Aquino  67' Lincoln  83' Pereira  90'	Report	5' Patrik  22' Wellington  39' Juninho  64' Mazinho	Stadium: Couto Pereira Attendance: 11,998 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

22 July 11	Palmeiras	3–0	Náutico	Barueri
16:00 UTC-03:00	Obina  18' Cicinho  22' Mazinho  29' Márcio Araújo  50'	Report	15' Lúcio	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 7,407 Referee: Edivaldo Elias da Silva (Paraná)

26 July 12	Palmeiras	0–2	Bahia	Barueri
21:00 UTC-03:00	Daniel Carvalho  21' Leandro Amaro  28' João Vitor  38' Juninho  72'	Report	20' Zé Roberto  39' Gil Bahia  58' Hélder  65' Ciro  68' (pen.),  82' Souza  71' Fahel  89' Danny Morais	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 7,515 Referee: Antônio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider (Rio de Janeiro)

29 July 13	Cruzeiro	2–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC-03:00	Borges  36' (pen.),  55' Victorino  67' Willian Magrão  90+1'	Report	37' João Vitor  46' Daniel Carvalho  68' (pen.),  74' Barcos  82' Leandro Amaro	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 11,512 Referee: Fabrício Neves Corrêa (Rio Grande do Sul)

4 August 14	Palmeiras	0–1	Internacional	Barueri
18:30 UTC-03:00	João Vitor  52'	Report	28' Elton  34',  62' Ygor  53' Índio	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 8,387 Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas (Bahia)

8 August 15	Botafogo	1–2	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC-03:00	Andrézinho  57'	Report	14', 72' Barcos  66' Leandro Amaro	Stadium: Engenhão Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Francisco Carlos Nascimento (Alagoas)

12 August 16	Fluminense	1–0	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC-03:00	Jean  84'	Report	35' Obina	Stadium: Engenhão Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

15 August 17	Palmeiras	1–0	Flamengo	Barueri
21:50 UTC-03:00	Patrik  6' Maurício Ramos  28' Barcos  31',  76' Artur  37' Thiago Heleno  45' Henrique  66' Juninho  73' Obina  88'	Report	8',  29',  29' Ibson  38' Marllon  40' Thomás  71' Renato  90+4' Mattheus	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Célio Amorim (Santa Catarina)

19 August 18	Atlético Goianiense	2–1	Palmeiras	Goiânia
18:30 UTC-03:00	Eron  18' Patric  41' Rayllan  79'	Report	19' Maurício Ramos  24' Barcos  41' Thiago Heleno	Stadium: Serra Dourada Attendance: 9,955 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Distrito Federal)

25 August 19	Palmeiras	1–2	Santos	São Paulo
18:30 UTC-03:00	Corrêa  40' João Vitor  52' Valdivia  61' Maurício Ramos  89'	Report	43', 62' Neymar  53' Adriano	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 21,171 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima (São Paulo)

29 August 20	Portuguesa	3–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
20:30 UTC-03:00	Boquita  10' Ananias  42' Moisés  46',  84' Bruno Mineiro  49', 70' Ferdinando  63'	Report	43' Valdivia  45' Thiago Heleno  46' Henrique  53' Leandro Amaro	Stadium: Canindé Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Wilson Seneme (São Paulo)

1 September 21	Palmeiras	0–0	Grêmio	São Paulo
18:30 UTC-03:00	Luan  28' Tiago Real  37' Maikon Leite  73' Barcos  81' Corrêa  90+4'	Report	13'  18' Kléber  44' Marcelo Moreno  45' Naldo  56' André Lima  82' Marquinhos	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 12,035 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Distrito Federal)

6 September 22	Palmeiras	3–1	Sport	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Henrique  37' Thiago Heleno  40' João Vitor  44' Corrêa  52' Tiago Real  62' Obina  67'	Report	26' Willian Rocha  30',  61' Rivaldo  35' Hugo  85' Diego Ivo	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 29,409 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

9 September 23	Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
18:30 UTC-03:00	Guilherme  15' Leonardo Silva  52' Bernard  83', 90+2' Pierre  89'	Relatório	13' Thiago Heleno  22' Valdivia  58' João Vitor	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

12 September 24	Vasco	3–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC-03:00	Jhon Cley  22' Tenorio  29' Nílton  51',  76' Alecsandro  60' Juninho Pernambucano  71' Felipe  85' Douglas  89'	Report	23' Luan  82' Wellington	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 3,904 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

16 September 25	Palmeiras	0–2	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00	Luan  17'  25' Barcos  29' Artur  35' Obina  81'	Report	21',  23' Romarinho  31' Martínez  33' Cássio  46' Ralf  53' Paulinho  68' Danilo  82' Fábio Santos  90+3' Guilherme Andrade	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 26,068 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (São Paulo)

22 September 26	Figueirense	1–3	Palmeiras	Florianópolis
18:30 UTC-03:00	Helder  19' Elsinho  55' Aloísio  64' Claudinei  74' João Paulo  80'	Report	4' Valdivia  7' Thiago Heleno  9' Henrique  33' Maurício Ramos  43' Barcos  45+1' Juninho  47' Maikon Leite  67' Marcos Assunção	Stadium: Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 10,724 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

29 September 27	Palmeiras	3–0	Ponte Preta	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Barcos  12', 14' Maikon Leite  24' Thiago Heleno  39' Marcos Assunção  59' Maurício Ramos  64' Artur  67'	Report	39' Roger	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 30,942 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima (São Paulo)

6 October 28	São Paulo	3–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00	Luis Fabiano  35', 69' Wellington  39' Denílson  42' Lucas  73'	Report	15'  53' Artur  46' Román  65' Henrique	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 34,941 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (São Paulo)

11 October 29	Palmeiras	0–1	Coritiba	Araraquara^1
21:00 UTC-03:00	Henrique  14' Obina  28' João Denoni  76' Daniel Carvalho  83' Thiago Heleno  86' Maurício Ramos  87'	Report	18' Willian  49' Luccas Claro  60' Lincoln  61' Éverton Ribeiro  88' (pen.) Deivid	Stadium: Fonte Luminosa Attendance: 10,655 Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas (Bahia)

14 October 30	Náutico	1–0	Palmeiras	Recife
16:00 UTC-03:00	Kieza  13' Martinez  41' Alessandro  58' Douglas Santos  71'	Report	27'  62' Thiago Heleno  29' Leandro Amaro  63' Juninho  77' Patrick Vieira	Stadium: Aflitos Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

17 October 31	Bahia	0–1	Palmeiras	Salvador
19:30 UTC-03:00	Jones  40' Danny Morais  66'	Report	19' Betinho  69' João Denoni  70' Marcos Assunção  78' Bruno	Stadium: Pituaçu Attendance: 18,459 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

20 October 32	Palmeiras	2–0	Cruzeiro	Araraquara^1
18:30 UTC-03:00	Maurício Ramos  74' Barcos  66', 71'	Report	38' Willian Magrão  59' Anselmo Ramon  65' Everton  79' Thiago Carvalho	Stadium: Fonte Luminosa Attendance: 9,873 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

27 October 33	Internacional	2–1	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
16:20 UTC-02:00	Fred  34',  69' Rafael Moura  54' Josimar  70' Muriel  83' Forlán  90+1' D'Alessandro  90+3'	Report	21' Luan  77' Maurício Ramos  86' Henrique	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Francisco Carlos Nascimento (Alagoas)

4 November 34	Palmeiras	2–2	Botafogo	Araraquara^1
17:00 UTC-02:00	Barcos  28', 90'	Report	21' Lodeiro  63' Elkeson  82' Gabriel  88' Andrézinho	Stadium: Fonte Luminosa Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

11 November 35	Palmeiras	2–3	Fluminense	Presidente Prudente^1
17:00 UTC-02:00	Barcos  60' Luan  62' Patrick Vieira  64' João Denoni  76'	Report	45', 87' Fred  53' (o.g.) Maurício Ramos  83' Jean  90+1' Carlinhos	Stadium: Prudentão Attendance: 8,461 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

18 November 36	Flamengo	1–1	Palmeiras	Volta Redonda
17:00 UTC-02:00	Amaral  78' Paulo Sérgio  84' Vágner Love  88'	Report	28' Márcio Araújo  60' Corrêa  62' Vinícius  71' Barcos  85' Román	Stadium: Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 10,623 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

25 November 37	Palmeiras	1–2	Atlético Goianiense	São Paulo
17:00 UTC-02:00	Patrick Vieira  25' Juninho  29' Mazinho  43' Wellington  75' Obina  81'	Report	16' Rayllan  22' Diogo Campos  57',  78' Ernandes  69' Marino  76' Eron	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

1 December 38	Santos	3–1	Palmeiras	Santos
19:30 UTC-02:00	Victor Andrade  12' Neymar  22' (pen.), 39' Alan Santos  25'  55'	Report	4' Maikon Leite  18'  21' Román	Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima (São Paulo)

• Note 1: Palmeiras was punished with the loss of four home field matches.[4]

Source: Palmeiras.com.br (Portuguese)

Copa Sudamericana

The draw will be held on 29 June 2012 (postponed from original date of 26 June), 12:00 UTC−04:00 at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[10]

Second round

1 August 1st leg	Palmeiras	2–0	Botafogo	Barueri
21:50 UTC-03:00	Barcos  46', 65' João Vitor  83'	Report	43' Renato	Stadium: Arena Barueri Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes (Brazil)

22 August 2nd leg	Botafogo	3–1 (3–3 agg.)	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC-03:00	Seedorf  34' Renato  56' Lodeiro  72' Jeferson  87'	Report	38',  43' Patrik  60' Juninho  65' Román	Stadium: Engenhão Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)
Note: Palmeiras advance to the next round by the away goal rule.

Round of 16

2 October 1st leg	Palmeiras	3–1	Millonarios	Barueri
21:45 UTC-03:00	Obina  12' Román  16' Tiago Real  53' Luan  87'	Report	4' Torres  60' Ramírez  67' Cosme  84' (o.g.) Artur	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

23 October 2nd leg	Millonarios	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Palmeiras	Bogotá
19:45 UTC-05:00	Ortíz  34' Torres  35' Rentería  60' (pen.) Ochoa  76' Vásquez  85'	Report	62' Patrik  66' Luan  82'  84' Betinho	Stadium: El Campín Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Overall statistics

As of 1 December 2012

Games played	74 (38 Campeonato Brasileiro, 20 Campeonato Paulista, 11 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Sul-Americana, 1 Friendly)
Games won	30 (9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 10 Campeonato Paulista, 7 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sul-Americana, 1 Friendly)
Games drawn	16 (7 Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa do Brasil, 0 Copa Sul-Americana)
Games lost	28 (22 Campeonato Brasileiro, 4 Campeonato Paulista, 0 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sul-Americana)
Goals scored	108
Goals conceded	97
Goal difference	+11 (–15 Campeonato Brasileiro, +18 Campeonato Paulista, +17 Copa do Brasil, –1 Copa Sul-Americana, +1 Friendly)
Average GF per game	2.13
Average GA per game	1.00
Clean sheets	17
Best result	6–2 (vs. Botafogo-SP) (Away) - Campeonato Paulista - 11 March
Worst result	0–3 (vs. Portuguesa) (Away) - Campeonato Brasileiro - 29 August 0–3 (vs. São Paulo) (Away) - Campeonato Brasileiro - 6 October 0–3 (vs. Millonarios) (Away) - Copa Sudamericana - 23 October
Most Appearances	Márcio Araújo (15)
Yellow cards	193
Red cards	11
Average YC per game	1.73
Average RC per game	0.00
Top scorer	Hernán Barcos (28 goals)
Top assistor	Marcos Assunção (7)
Most clean sheets	Deola (6)
Worst discipline	Henrique (17 , 4 )

Players

Squad information

As of 4 September 2012[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Bruno 2 DF  BRA Artur 3 DF  BRA Henrique 4 DF  BRA Thiago Heleno 5 DF  PAR Adalberto Román 6 DF  BRA Juninho 7 FW  BRA Maikon Leite 8 MF  BRA Márcio Araújo 9 FW  ARG Hernán Barcos 10 MF  CHI Jorge Valdivia (vice-captain) 11 FW  BRA Luan 13 DF  BRA Leandro Amaro 14 DF  BRA Luiz Gustavo 15 DF  BRA Maurício Ramos 16 MF  BRA João Vitor 17 FW  BRA Mazinho (on loan from Oeste) 18 MF  BRA Patrik 19 MF  BRA Daniel Carvalho (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 20 MF  BRA Marcos Assunção (captain) 21 FW  BRA Obina (on loan from Shandong Luneng) 22 GK  BRA Raphael Alemão

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  BRA Tiago Real 25 FW  BRA Betinho 26 DF  BRA Fernandinho (on loan from Oeste) 27 DF  BRA Wellington 32 FW  BRA Caio 33 DF  BRA Leandro 38 MF  BRA João Denoni 39 MF  BRA Patrick Viera 44 DF  BRA Fabinho Capixaba 45 FW  BRA Vinícius 47 GK  BRA Fábio 49 FW  BRA Emerson 77 DF  BRA Corrêa 87 MF  BRA Wesley – GK  BRA Pegorari – GK  BRA Carlos – FW  BRA Daniel Lovinho – FW  BRA Tadeu – MF  BRA Tinga

Source: Palmeiras.com.br

Note: Sixteen players were dispensed after the end of the season: Leandro, João Vitor, Daniel Carvalho, Obina, Betinho, Pegorari, Carlos, Fabinho Capixaba, Luís Felipe, Gerley, Leandro Amaro, Wellington, Tinga, Patrik, Daniel Lovinho and Tadeu.

Squad statistics

As of 17 March 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Brasileiro		Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Sul-Americana
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Bruno	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Cicinho	10	0	0+0	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Henrique	13	0	0+0	0	12+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Thiago Heleno	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Adalberto Román	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Juninho	13	2	0+0	0	12+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Maikon Leite	13	4	0+0	0	9+3	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Márcio Araújo	14	0	0+0	0	13+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Ricardo Bueno	8	2	0+0	0	3+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Jorge Valdivia	6	1	0+0	0	5+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Luan	5	0	0+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Artur	7	3	0+0	0	4+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Maurício Ramos	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		João Vitor	11	1	0+0	0	5+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Tinga	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Gerley	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Fernandão	5	2	0+0	0	3+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Marcos Assunção	13	3	0+0	0	12+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Pedro Carmona	3	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	GK		Deola	12	0	0+0	0	11+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Chico	6	0	0+0	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Vinícius	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF		Wellington	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Hernán Barcos	9	8	0+0	0	7+1	7	1+0	1	0+0	0
36	DF		Leandro Amaro	12	1	0+0	0	11+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
38	GK		Pegorari	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	MF		Patrik	11	1	0+0	0	5+5	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
46	GK		Raphael	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	GK		Fábio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
83	MF		Daniel Carvalho	13	3	0+0	0	8+4	3	1+0	0	0+0	0

NOTE: Starting appearance + Substitute appearance
Friendly matches not included

In

Position	Name	From	Transfer type	Date
LB	Juninho[12]	Figueirense	Normal	7 December 2011
CB	Adalberto Román[13]	River Plate	Normal	24 December 2011
AM	Daniel Carvalho[14]	Atlético Mineiro	Loan (option for transfer)	9 January 2012
ST	Hernán Barcos[15]	LDU Quito	Normal	17 January 2012
RB	Artur	São Caetano	Loan	24 January 2012
MF	Wesley[16]	Werder Bremen	Normal	27 March 2012
DF	Fernandinho[17]	Oeste	Loan	18 April 2012
FW	Mazinho[17]	Oeste	Loan	18 April 2012
MF	Felipe	Mogi Mirm	Loan return	4 April 2012
FW	Betinho[18]	São Caetano	Loan (option for transfer)	12 May 2012
FW	Obina[19]	Shandong Luneng	Loan	17 July 2012
DM	Corrêa[20]	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan	15 August 2012
MF	Tiago Real[21]	Joinville	Normal	30 August 2012
DF	Leandro[22]	None	Normal	4 September 2012

Out

Position	Name	To	Transfer type	Date
LB	Gabriel Silva	Granada	Normal	1 January 2012
GK	Marcos	None	Retired[1]	4 January 2012
DM	Pierre	Atlético Mineiro	Normal	9 January 2012
DF	Gerley	Bahia	Loan[23]	24 April 2012
MF	Tinga	Ceará	Loan[23]	24 April 2012
FW	Fernandão	Atlético Paranaense	Normal[24]	30 April 2012
MF	Chico	Coritiba	Normal[25]	30 April 2012
FW	Ricardo Bueno	Atlético Mineiro	Normal[26]	2 May 2012
MF	Pedro Carmona	São Caetano	Normal[27]	3 May 2012
GK	Pegorari	Oeste	Loan	29 May 2012
MF	Felipe	Atlético Paranaense	Normal	23 July 2012
GK	Deola	Vitória	Loan[28]	23 July 2012
DF	Cicinho	Sevilla	Normal[29]	30 July 2012

Scorers

Place	Number	Nation	Position	Name	Brasileiro	Paulista	Copa do Brasil	Sul-Americana	Friendly	Total
1	29		FW	Hernán Barcos	0	7	1	0	0	8
2	7		FW	Maikon Leite	0	4	0	0	0	4
3	14		DF	Artur	0	3	0	0	0	3
	83		MF	Daniel Carvalho	0	3	0	0	0	3
	20		MF	Marcos Assunção	0	3	0	0	0	3
4	19		FW	Fernandão	0	2	0	0	0	2
	6		DF	Juninho	0	2	0	0	0	2
	9		FW	Ricardo Bueno	0	2	0	0	0	2
5	16		MF	João Vitor	0	1	0	0	0	1
	10		MF	Jorge Valdivia	0	1	0	0	0	1
	36		DF	Leandro Amaro	0	1	0	0	0	1
	40		MF	Patrik	0	1	0	0	0	1
	21		MF	Pedro Carmona	0	0	0	0	1	1
/	/	/	/	Own goals	0	0	0	0	0	0
				TOTAL	0	30	1	0	1	32

Assists

Place	Number	Nation	Position	Name	Brasileiro	Paulista	Copa do Brasil	Sul-Americana	Friendly	Total
1	20		MF	Marcos Assunção	0	7	0	0	0	7
2	83		MF	Daniel Carvalho	0	2	1	0	0	3
	6		DF	Juninho	0	3	0	0	0	3
3	10		MF	Jorge Valdivia	0	2	0	0	0	2
	7		FW	Maikon Leite	0	2	0	0	0	2
4	11		FW	Luan	0	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTAL	0	16	1	0	1	18

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Brasileiro		Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Sul-Americana		Friendly		Total
1		GK	Bruno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Cicinho	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Henrique	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4		DF	Thiago Heleno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		DF	Adalberto Román	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Juninho	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		FW	Maikon Leite	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Márcio Araújo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Ricardo Bueno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		MF	Jorge Valdivia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Luan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		DF	Artur	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Maurício Ramos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		MF	João Vitor	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Tinga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		DF	Gerley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		FW	Fernandão	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Marcos Assunção	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
21		MF	Pedro Carmona	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		GK	Deola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		MF	Chico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		FW	Vinícius	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		DF	Wellington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		FW	Hernán Barcos	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36		DF	Leandro Amaro	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
38		GK	Pegorari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		MF	Patrik	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
46		GK	Raphael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47		GK	Fábio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
83		MF	Daniel Carvalho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			TOTAL	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	0

Clean sheets

Place	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro	Campeonato Paulista	Copa do Brasil	Copa Sul-Americana	Friendly	Total
1		GK	22	Deola	0	3	1	0	1	5
				TOTAL	0	3	1	0	1	5

References

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2. "Felipão não é mais técnico do Palmeiras. Leão é o favorito" (in Portuguese). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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19. De volta ao clube, Obina quer apagar briga e se diz pronto para estrear (in Portuguese)
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