Palmeiras announced, last Thursday (24), its new third shirt for the 2023 season.
The debut of the shirt, provided by Puma, will be against Vasco da Gama, next weekend, for the Brasileirão. However, even if the reference is to the players who defend Verdão in recent seasons, the fans made many references to a player who made history at Palestra at the beginning of the 21st century.
Palm trees x PUMA
Know all the details of the new mantle of the #MaiorCampeãoDoBrasil: #CoraçãoDa3aAcademia! #AvantiPalestrahttps://t.co/8CRN8dMQCl
— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) August 25, 2023
O #CoraçãoDa3aAcademia in 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒉𝒆𝒔
Now available at the Palmeiras Store and at https://t.co/EGZnSV341E ➤ https://t.co/edgouyaREa#AvantiPalestra @pumabrasil pic.twitter.com/e4WbkYXELU
— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) August 25, 2023
Impossible to launch a lime green shirt and not remember him
MAGIC VALDIVIA pic.twitter.com/JyJKyoX1Rt
— SEP Central | Fan Account (@CentralDaSEP) August 25, 2023
magician Valdivia with the lime green shirt of Palmeiras, nostalgic pic.twitter.com/CG4dsgDR1j
— Tiago ⓟ (@tiagosepz) August 25, 2023
For those who don’t know, the new Palmeiras shirt is a tribute to Valdivia pic.twitter.com/1Eacw3pzYF
— Parmera Com Emotion (@ParmeraCom) August 24, 2023
What are the chances of me not buying one and putting a 10 VALDIVIA on my back?
I almost cried with this shirt, pprt https://t.co/G4pjr5D1IN
— thierry (@thierry_varela) August 25, 2023
I will not buy with VALDIVIA 10 on my back! I’m not really going pic.twitter.com/YApbfwNIH3
— Lulu ˢᵉᵖ (@poucofanatico) August 25, 2023
In body she seems to be prettier. Honestly, I thought it would be worse.
But one thing I’m sure of: this shirt SCREAMS Jorgito Valdivia pic.twitter.com/K8WRKfjyqO
— Palmeirazzo (@avant1p4lestra) August 25, 2023
I liked? no.
however.. 10 valdivia vibes. pic.twitter.com/t1747ldcCQ
— • (@sepgui_) August 25, 2023
Younger people have no idea what the brand shirt fever of 2007/10 was. Almost the entire stadium was fluorescent, it was too beautiful, Valdivia lying down. https://t.co/cmEqI720TM
— JeAraujo (@_jearaujo) August 25, 2023
The passage of Valdivia in Palmeiras
Valdívia arrived at the club in 2007, where he began to draw a trajectory worthy of an idol at Palmeiras. His debut was in the victory against Rio Branco-SP, by 2 to 1, in Paulistão that year. Marked by his controversies, the player gained the affection of Palmeiras with the ‘kick in the vacuum’, his characteristic dribble.
The Chilean midfielder stayed at Verdão for nine seasons at the São Paulo club, playing 241 games, with 122 wins, 61 draws and 58 defeats. Valdívia scored 41 goals and won the Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and two editions of the Copa do Brasil.
New shirt, old memories
The lime green shirt is one of the favorites of Palmeiras fans in recent retrospect. This is because, the last edition released, still by the supplier Adidas, dressed the champion squad of the Copa do Brasil in 2012.
The uniform was a sales success and was a reissue of the shirt launched in 2007. Both were worn by Chilean midfielder Jorge Valdívia, who became immediately associated with the shade of green.
Palmeiras next games
Palmeiras x Deportivo Pereira, Libertadores, Allianz Parque, São Paulo-SP – August 30 (Wednesday), at 21:30 (Brasília time).
Corinthians x Palmeiras, Brasileirão Série A, Neo Química Arena, São Paulo-SP – September 3 (Sunday), at 4 pm (Brasília time).
Palmeiras x Goiás, Brasileirão Série A, Allianz Parque, São Paulo-SP – September 15 (Friday), at 21:30 (Brasília time).