Now it’s seven games in the Libertadores-2025 and… seven victories!
Palmeiras steamrolled over Universitario – who had a 12-game unbeaten streak – on Thursday night (14).
Playing at the future venue of the current edition’s final, the Monumental de Lima, Verdão won 4 x 0 in the first leg of the round of 16.
And they’ve gained a huge advantage to go to the quarterfinals against River Plate or Libertad – who drew without goals in the first leg.
They remain 100% in the current edition of the tournament after great individual performances.
Such as Vitor Roque and Flaco López, for example.
Check out the highlights of the match soon.
You could have done this before, Abel… 😅
A good part of the green and white fans were pleased when the lineup was revealed.
And the duo Flaco López and Vitor Roque made ALL the difference in the first few minutes.
First, the number 42 served Tigrinho, who was knocked down in the area.
At seven minutes, Gustavo Gómez took the penalty to celebrate his 13th goal in history.
At 11, it was the number 9 who made the pass. Which Flaco didn’t waste.
Vitor Roque was looking for his. And it came after fighting with Riveros and finishing without any chance (30′).
A flashy performance from Tigrinho who is gaining confidence and delivering more football.
Jorge Fossati’s Universitario did not give up. They tried, but went to the break without posing any real threat.
Expulsion and confirmed rout
The situation for Palmeiras became even more comfortable after Riveros lost his cool.
A violent tackle on Flaco that only turned into a red card after VAR intervention (5′).
Verdão began to control the game even more in Lima.
And they reached the fourth after VAR confirmed the second goal from the alert Flaco López (78′).
It’s been 15 years without playing in the round of 16 of the Liberta. And the trend is that Universitario will be eliminated in the first knockout stage.
📅 What’s next?
They will face each other again next Thursday (21) at Allianz.
And Palmeiras can even lose by three goals difference to go to the quarterfinals.
The Peruvian team will need a victory by at least four goals to go to penalties.
Both will have commitments in their respective leagues beforehand.
Champion of the Apertura and unbeaten in the Clausura, Universitario (2nd) visits Huancayo (7th) on Sunday (17).
On the same day, Palmeiras (3rd) goes to Rio to face Botafogo (5th) at Nilton Santos.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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