Pedro Neto may miss Copa do Brasil tie with Palmeiras
Top scorer for the English team in the FIFA Club World Cup with three goals, Pedro Neto was very close to Diogo Jota.
And he might not face Palmeiras this Friday (4), in a decisive match for the quarter-finals of the competition.
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Very shaken after the tragedy, he was excused from training this Thursday (3) and will have the club's full support if he decides not to take the field at Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia.
"It's a decision we've given him, it's up to him to decide. We will support him in whatever he decides, whether he is on the field or not tomorrow, we will be here supporting him.", said coach Enzo Maresca in a press conference.
"A very sad day. It's hard to find words, really the feeling of being helpless. I would like to send my love to his family, it's a great tragedy. It's a very great sadness. We are close to Pedro to support him at this moment.", he added.
Liverpool will retire the number 20 jersey in honor of Diogo Jota
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Pedro Neto and Diogo Jota played together for Wolverhampton in the 2019/2020 season.
And they became athletes for the Portugal national team. They were, for example, champions of the last Nations League against Spain less than a month ago.
The Italian coach also spoke about Estêvão, who will be a Chelsea player as soon as Palmeiras' participation in the World Cup ends.
"We are preparing for a game against Palmeiras, not against Estêvão. He will play for them, we don't care if he will play for Chelsea in the future. We try to beat Palmeiras, not Estêvão. We think of them as a team."
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Palmeiras and Chelsea will face each other starting at 10 PM (Brasília time) this Friday.
The winner will face Fluminense or Al-Hilal in the semi-final. The game will be the first of the day, starting at 4 PM (Brasília time).
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