Palmeiras beat América-MEX and reach Teal Rising Cup final | OneFootball

Palmeiras advanced to the Teal Rising Cup final, a friendly tournament in the U.S., by beating América-MEX 1-0 this Thursday at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. Poliana scored in the second half to give the Palmeiras side the win.

Competition status

Now in the final, Palmeiras awaits the definition of its opponent. Verdão is waiting for Corinthians or Kansas City Current, who face each other at 10 p.m. Brasília time this Thursday.

This is Verdão’s second appearance in the tournament. In 2025, the green-and-white team was eliminated in the semifinal, but beat Chicago Stars-USA and finished in third place.

The Teal Rising Cup is a friendly competition held during this April’s FIFA international window. Palmeiras took advantage of the chance to play matches on international soil to maintain its rhythm and resume the season in good shape.

📋 Match summary?🟡⚫ AMÉRICA-MEX 0 x 1 PALMEIRAS 🟢⚪

🏆 Competition: Teal Rising Cup (semifinal) 🏟️ Venue: CPKC Stadium, in Kansas City (USA) 📅 Date: April 9, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7 p.m. (Brasília time)

GOAL

The main moments of the match

The first half saw Palmeiras create good chances but fail to turn them into goals. Verdão was stopped by good saves from goalkeeper Sandra Paños and went into halftime with the score still level at 0-0.

The same pattern continued at the start of the second half. Palmeiras wasted a good chance with Bia Zaneretto, who shot wide from inside the box. Minutes later, Brena had a chance to score and tried to dribble past Paños, but the goalkeeper recovered and held on to the ball. Almost immediately after, Glaucia found herself one-on-one with Paños, and the keeper came out on top again.

In the ninth minute, Palmeiras once again had a very clear chance. Victoria Liss nutmegged an América-MEX defender, broke into the box alone and shot on goal, but Paños made the save. Then, in the 22nd minute, Verdão finally opened the scoring. Diany sent a free kick into the box, Fê Palermo headed it back into the middle, and Poliana won it in the air, bulging the Mexican club’s net.

Palmeiras’ next match 🟢⚪

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