Palmeiras face tough times again before Libertadores final v Flamengo | OneFootball

Palmeiras will define its season amidst a sequence of three losses and two draws. The negative streak on the eve of the Libertadores final follows a similar script to the continental competition final won against the same Flamengo in 2021.

On that occasion, there were three losses and one draw – all games in the Brazilian league: Verdão lost to Fluminense, São Paulo, and Fortaleza, and drew with Atlético-MG. After that, the team traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay, where they played the continental final.

Just like in 2021, Verdão now lost three games and is experiencing a winless streak: 2-1 to Mirassol (Brazilian league), 1-0 to Santos (Brazilian league), and 3-2 to Grêmio (Brazilian league). The draws happened with Vitória (0-0, in the Brazilian league) and Fluminense (0-0, in the Brazilian league).

That time, Palmeiras beat Flamengo 2-1 in Montevideo and won the Libertadores for the third time. Now, the team is aiming for the fourth title in Lima, the capital of Peru.

2021 also had bitter defeats – just like in 2025. Four years ago, Verdão lost the state final against São Paulo, was eliminated early in the third round of the Copa do Brasil by CBR, and was defeated in the finals of the Recopa Sudamericana by Defensa y Justicia and the Supercopa do Brasil by Flamengo.

In 2025, a similar aspect: defeat to Corinthians in the state final, elimination by the same rival in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, and close to being defeated in the competition with Flamengo for the Brasileirão – five points behind with six to play for.

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