Palmeiras poke fun at River after Copa Libertadores exit 👀 | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated River 3-1 in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals and eliminated the Argentine team from the top continental club tournament. At the end of the match, there were those who laughed at the Millonario's defeat. However, the São Paulo team surprised by posting a photo on their official X account mocking Marcelo Gallardo's team.

The image is accompanied by a text that reads: «Different generations, the same ending. Another historic Copa night with family«. This refers to the three times the São Paulo team knocked out Núñez's team in the international tournament.

The most recent occurrence was in the 2020 semifinals, in an unusual context due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant the matches were played without spectators. River played at home in Independiente's stadium and lost 3-0 to Palmeiras with goals from Rony, Luiz Adriano, and Matías Viña. In the return leg, Gallardo's team won 2-0 with goals from Robert Rojas and Rafael Santos Borré and came close to an epic comeback. In the end, Verdao was crowned champion of that edition.

The first time was in 1999, which was also the first time both teams faced each other. In the same stage, Ramón Díaz's team won 1-0 in Buenos Aires but was thrashed 3-0 in the return leg by Luiz Felipe Scolari's team. The São Paulo team won the final against Barcelona of Ecuador and claimed their first Libertadores.

Although they faced each other in the 1999 and 2001 editions of the now-defunct Copa Mercosur, more than 20 years passed between the first and second Copa Libertadores encounters. Interestingly, the data shows that every time Palmeiras eliminated River in the continental tournament, they went on to win it. Will they achieve the fourth this time?

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