Overview

• Ferreira led Monday’s session after several days in Portugal, a trip GE Globo reported had board approval.
• His absence intensified reports of a dispute with president Leila Pereira, and neither side issued detailed public statements addressing it.
• Palmeiras meets River Plate in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals, with the first leg in Núñez on September 17 and the return in São Paulo on September 24.
• Despite off-field noise, Palmeiras swept its Libertadores group and sits third in the Brasileirao after recent fan boos tied to a Copa do Brasil elimination.
• Ferreira’s agent told ESPN Brazil he will not leave in the middle of the season, as local outlets continue to cite tensions over transfer policy.