He Palmeiras this Thursday approached the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup when beating for 0-5 a Liverpool in another magical night for the players of Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira at the Centenario stadium. The Montevideo theater saw the São Paulo team crowned in 2021 at the expense of another Brazilian rival, Flamengo.
Palmeiras leads Group F with 10 points. Independiente del Valle and Liverpool follow in that order with 4, and San Lorenzo closes the classification with 1. Today, Ferreira’s team resolved the match of the fourth day of Group F in a devastating second half.
Author of a goal in the 2021 conquest, Raphael Veiga paved the way to victory for a team that went from less to more and ended up crushing its opponent. A goal from number 23 with one minute left in the first half broke the deadlock in a game that until then had been even, although with clearer situations for the visitors.
On the other hand, a long shot well cleared by Weverton and a counterattack handled by Matías Ocampo were the clearest for those led by Emiliano Alfaro.
In the second half, Ferreira’s changes revolutionized Palmeiras’ attack and the local team could do nothing against the constant attacks of the last champion of the Brazilian league. At 71 minutes Endrick took the middle lane at full speed and gave the ball to Veiga, who scored the second goal of the night.
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Eleven minutes later, Rony assisted with a direct free kick and the young forward already signed by Real Madrid changed his assist outfit for that of a scorer to score the third with a powerful header. Palmeiras turned the victory into a rout but that did not stop them and in the end they sealed the game with two new goals.
After 90 minutes, Rony scored the fourth with a shot inside the area and the Paraguayan center back Gustavo Gómez sentenced with a well-executed penalty. On the fifth and penultimate matchday, Palmeiras will host Independiente del Valle and San Lorenzo will host Liverpool.
DATA SHEET
0 – Liverpool: Sebastian Lentinelly; Kevin Amaro (m.69, Agustín González), Jean Pierre Rosso, Matías de los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Agustín Cayetano; Martín Barrios (m.86, Matías Silva), Lucas Lemos (m.86, Diego Rodríguez), Diego García (m.86, Renzo Machado); Luciano Rodríguez and Matías Ocampo (m.69, Franco Nicola)
5 -Palmeiras: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Joaquín Piquerez; Gabriel Menino, Anibal Moreno (m.62, Zé Rafael); Estevao (m.62, Rony), Raphael Veiga (m.85, Mayke), Lázaro (m.62, Luis Guilherme) and Endrick (m.85, José López)
Goals: 0-1, Raphael Veiga (m. 44); 0-2, Raphael Veiga (m. 71); 0-3, Endrick (m. 82); 0-4, Rony (m. 91); 0-5, Gustavo Gómez (m. 96)
Referee: The Colombian Andrés Rojas. He admonished Gabriel Menino, Endrick and Agustín González
Incidents: Match of the fourth day of Group F of the Copa Libertadores played at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo.
