Palmeiras youngster Mauricio Ramos (pictured) has surged to 1st place in the FTBL ranking of defenders in the Brazilian Campeonato with an overall rating of 72.09 points.

This is Mauricio’s highest rating since FTBL.com began tracking games featuring the 24 year-old. It is worth noting that Mauricio earned a large portion of those points (17) in his last 4 appearances.

Mauricio now ranks 83rd in the FTLB world ranking of defenders. He will need to add another 12 points to join the group of 6 best Brazilian defenders, which means winning two games in the league, preferably without conceding a goal.