Palmeiras beat Sporting Cristal to claim first Libertadores win; watch 🎥 | OneFootball

Palmeiras earned their first win in the 2026 Libertadores.

The positive result came in dramatic fashion this Thursday (16), against Sporting Cristal, by a score of 2-1.

Murilo and Flaco López scored Verdão’s goals in the match, while Juan González found the net for the Peruvian side.

The score was tied until the closing stages of the game, when the referee awarded Palmeiras a penalty and the Argentine striker scored the winner.

See the highlights of the match below:

The match

The game was practically attack versus defense throughout the 90 minutes.

Palmeiras kept the ball in the attacking half for much of the time, while Sporting Cristal protected their own penalty area.

Abel Ferreira’s side created good moves with their attacking players, but it was a center-back who opened the scoring.

After a short corner routine, Allan sent the ball into the box and Murilo rose high to head it into the net.

Sporting Cristal barely threatened in attack during the first half, but when they did, they did it in style.

Juan Gonzalez leveled the score with a spectacular strike from outside the box, hitting the ball first-time with a volley.

Palmeiras and the crowd at Allianz Parque seemed to feel the impact of the goal.

As the team made simple mistakes on the ball and found it harder to threaten the opponent, the stands showed their impatience.

Flaco López even found the net with a header from another set-piece play, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

The 2-1 only came from the penalty spot, awarded after a VAR review for a foul on Arthur. Flaco López stepped up and converted.

Pressing late in the match, the Peruvian side nearly equalized, but Carlos Miguel made a miraculous save from a header inside the six-yard box.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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