Palmieras didn’t shine, but did enough. The 0-0 draw with Universitario at Allianz Parque, secured Palmieras a spot in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals after a 4-0 win in Peru.
The home campaign is impressive: in four games, three wins and one draw. Nine goals were scored, none conceded. The team created 12 great chances and didn’t give up any. Additionally, they only needed 7.7 shots to score each goal, with an average of 57% possession.
Data from Sofascore.
The strong point? Defense. Palmieras still hasn’t conceded a goal at home in this Libertadores. Now, the challenge will be greater: River Plate awaits in the quarterfinals.
Palmieras and River have written great chapters in the Libertadores. The most notable duel was in the 2020 semifinals: a 3-0 win for Palmieras in Argentina and a hard-fought qualification after a 2-0 loss in São Paulo.
The sequence would be the Green winning the trophy over Santos.
In 1999, River also stood in the way, and Palmieras came out on top in the quarterfinals, on their way to their first continental title.
Tradition is not lacking: the confrontation repeats itself as another Libertadores classic.
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