Palmeiras back in Copa do Brasil quarter-finals after three years | OneFootball

Palmeiras lost to Fortaleza 3-2 at Arena Pantanal, with goals from Flaco López and Murilo, and advanced in the Copa do Brasil because they had won the first leg 3-0 at Nubank Parque. Alviverde will play in the quarterfinals of the national competition again after three years.

Back-to-back eliminations

Since reaching the quarterfinals in 2023, Palmeiras have piled up early exits in the national competition. In 2024, Alviverde faced Flamengo and were eliminated at Nubank Parque. At the time, Verdão was still in ongoing negotiations with Gabigol, then a striker for the Rio club — he later moved to Cruzeiro and is now at Santos.

Then in 2025, Palmeiras went through one of their biggest crises under Abel Ferreira. Verdão were eliminated by their biggest rival, Corinthians, also at Nubank Parque. In that match, Abel Ferreira was the target of protests from the club’s organized supporters.

Draw at the CBF

The quarterfinal matchups will be decided by draw next Tuesday (11) at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Palmeiras, Santos, Atlético-MG, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, and Vasco have qualified. This Thursday (6), the other two spots will be decided in the matchups between Corinthians vs. Internacional and Vitória vs. Athletico-PR.

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