Palmeiras: 85%+ win rate vs foreign sides in Libertadores knockouts | OneFootball

The Palmeiras defeated River Plate last Wednesday, 2-1, in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. With this result, Verdão extended its undefeated streak against foreign teams away from home in the knockout stages of the continental competition since the arrival of coach Abel Ferreira.

The coach has been in charge of the team since the end of October 2020. Since then, Palmeiras has not lost any away games in knockout stages. There have been nine games, seven wins, and two draws, totaling a success rate of 85.2%.

During this period, the club also won two Libertadores titles: in 2020 and 2021.

The last defeat of Verdão to a foreign team in knockout duels of the continental tournament was in 2018, when they lost to Boca Juniors in the semifinals. Last year, Palmeiras was eliminated in the round of 16 by their Brazilian rival Botafogo.

Palmeiras' Numbers in the 2025 Libertadores

This season, Palmeiras is competing in a Libertadores knockout stage for the eighth consecutive time and has an almost perfect campaign. In the group stage, they advanced with a 100% success rate and the best overall campaign. In the round of 16, Verdão defeated Universitario-PER with a 4-0 aggregate score.

With the advantage over River in the first leg, Abel Ferreira's team plays for a draw at Allianz Parque. The teams will face each other again next Wednesday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

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