Palmeiras can match Abel era’s longest unbeaten run before World Cup | OneFootball

Palmeiras is enjoying yet another great spell under Abel Ferreira. After the win over Sporting Cristal in the Copa Libertadores last Tuesday (5), Verdão reached 14 matches unbeaten this season.

The run includes nine matches in the Brazilian Championship, four in the Libertadores, and one in the Copa do Brasil. Over an even longer stretch, Palmeiras has lost only once in its last 24 matches.

Now, the team can reach a historic milestone before the break for the World Cup. If Verdão avoids defeat in its next six matches, it will equal the longest unbeaten run of the Abel Ferreira era: 20 matches without losing, recorded between the end of 2023 and the start of 2024.

During that streak, Palmeiras recorded 13 wins and seven draws. The only defeat came precisely in that year’s Campeonato Paulista final.

Best run in Série A

Palmeiras currently has the longest unbeaten run among clubs in Brazil’s Série A.

Since December 2025, there have been only three defeats in 33 matches, with 24 wins and six draws. Away from home, the team is also in excellent form: it is now unbeaten in seven away matches, with four in the Brasileirão and three in the Libertadores.

Across all competitions this season, Verdão also tops the efficiency ranking among Série A clubs, with 76.9% of the points won. Bahia comes next with 66.6%.

Historic mark in the Libertadores

The victory in Lima also put Palmeiras in a prominent position on the continental stage.

With the win against Sporting Cristal, the club drew level with Boca Juniors in third place in the ranking of teams with the most away wins in Libertadores history: 59 away victories.

Among the competition’s champions, Palmeiras also has one of the best records away from home. Verdão has a 46.2% win rate as a visitor, second only to Argentinos Juniors, which has 52.38%.

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