Palmeiras draw Sporting Cristal, top Copa Libertadores U20 group | OneFootball

Palmeiras drew 1-1 with Sporting Cristal-PER on Saturday night in the third and final round of the U-20 Libertadores group stage. Mateo Rodríguez put the Peruvian team ahead, while Felipe Teresa secured the draw for Verdão, in a match played at Estadio Atahualpa, in Quito (ECU).

Match Situation

With this result, Verdão finished the first stage unbeaten and at the top of Group B, with seven points. Sporting Cristal, with just one point, said goodbye to the competition.

What’s next?

Palmeiras returns to the field on Thursday to play the semifinal of the U-20 Libertadores against Santiago Wanderers, from Chile. The details of the match will still be defined by Conmebol.

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📋 Match Summary

🟢 PALMEIRAS X SPORTING CRISTAL-PER 🔵 🏆 Competition: U-20 Libertadores (3rd round) 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Atahualpa, in Quito (ECU) 📅 Date: March 14, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Rodríguez, 5′ of the 2nd half (Sporting Cristal) ⚽ Felipe Teresa, 21′ of the 2nd half (Palmeiras)

How was the match?

Palmeiras wastes chances and falls behind

Already qualified for the semifinals, Palmeiras started the match well and, at nine minutes, had a chance to score. Ruan Yago received the ball inside the box, shot, and saw it deflect off the defense. At 18, Antônio Marcos received the ball on the right and curled a shot just past the post.

Soon after, Eduardo tried his luck and saw Tomás Dulanto make the save. At 38 minutes, Eduardo led a counterattack and passed to Antônio, who hit the crossbar. At 43, Sporting Cristal responded. Del Valle broke through the middle, shot from outside the box, and forced Kauan Lima to make a save.

At the start of the second half, Ruan almost opened the scoring. He took advantage of a cross from Felipe Teresa after a free kick and headed it, but the goalkeeper saved. Sporting Cristal opened the scoring at five minutes. Rodríguez received a long ball in attack, beat Pimenta in the marking, entered the box, and got the better of Kauan.

Palmeiras presses, and Felipe Teresa levels the score

At nine minutes, Palmeiras advanced down the right, Antônio got the rebound in the box and shot at goal. Dulanto made the save in two attempts. At 19, André Lucas lofted the ball into the box, the defense failed to clear, Benedetti headed it back, and Antônio Marcos shot into the side netting, almost equalizing.

Soon after, Felipe Teresa leveled the score at 21. He received the ball on the right, entered the box, dribbled past his marker, shot low, the ball deflected, and ended up in the net. At 42, the ball fell to Benedetti in the six-yard box, the defender deflected it, but sent it wide.

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