“José Manuel López restored parity for Palmeiras after a sweeping triple substitution had reinvigorated the home side's attack, with Felipe Anderson, Lucas Evangelista and Ramón Sosa all introduced at the 80-minute mark to help overturn the deficit.”
Pivotal“In an agonising finale, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel deflected a corner into his own net to gift Cerro Porteño a draw — Jorge Morel's header from the corner had already missed, but the ball found its way to Miguel who could only divert it into his own goal to deny Palmeiras the win.”
Pivotal
Palmeiras
Cerro Porteño
Outstanding performance
Palmeiras•MidfielderPalmeiras controlled this Copa Libertadores tie from the first whistle to the last, finishing with 61% possession, 21 shots to Cerro Porteño's eight, and a dominant 71-39 dominance rating — yet they were made to sweat for a point that felt like a defeat. Abel Ferreira's side created the cleaner opportunities across the 90 minutes, racking up three big chances to Cerro's one, but squandered two of them and were repeatedly frustrated by a resolute Cerro Porteño goalkeeper who made five saves. The match exploded into life after the hour mark: Andreas Pereira's red card for violent conduct in the 73rd minute handed Palmeiras a numerical advantage just as Cerro had taken the lead through substitute Guillermo Benitez, forcing a frantic triple substitution from the home dugout. Palmeiras responded and took the lead through José Manuel López on 82 minutes, only for goalkeeper Carlos Miguel to deflect a corner into his own net in the 90th minute, handing Cerro Porteño a draw they barely deserved on the balance of play — a result that will frustrate Palmeiras deeply given their statistical superiority throughout.
How entertaining was this match?
Carlos MiguelShot - Carlos Miguel Other Body Part Shot Own Goal球
Goal - Own Goal - Carlos Miguel 1-1
Goal 1-1
Shot - Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios Head Shot Missed
Corner
On Ignacio Aliseda，Off 法布里西奥Cecilio Dominguez
Shot - Guillermo Benitez Left Footed Shot Missed
On Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo，Off Jose Manuel Lopez
On Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo，Off Jose Manuel Lopez
Yellow Card - Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios
Shot - Jose Manuel Lopez Left Footed Shot Goal
assist: Marlon Freitas
Goal 1-0
On Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes，Off Allan
On Lucas Evangelista，Off Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira
On Ramon Sosa Acosta，Off Jhon Arias
Shot - Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira Head Shot Missed
Andreas PereiraRed CardRed Card - Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira
Offside
Guillermo BenitezVAR Decision - Goal Disallowed - offside - Guillermo Benitez
Guillermo BenitezShot - Guillermo Benitez Right Footed Shot Goal
Shot - Mateo Klimowicz Right Footed Shot Blocked
Goal - Guillermo Benitez 0-1
Shot - Cesar Bobadilla Right Footed Shot Saved
On Arthur Marcolino，Off Emiliano Martinez
On Mateo Klimowicz，Off Ariel Gamarra
On Guillermo Benitez，Off Marcelo Chaparro
Corner
Shot - Jhon Arias Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Joaquin Piquerez Moreira Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios Right Footed Shot Blocked
Jonathan TorresYellow CardYellow Card - Jonathan Torres
Shot - Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Jhon Arias Right Footed Shot Post
On Jonathan Torres，Off Cecilio Dominguez
Offside
Shot - Joaquin Piquerez Moreira Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Right Footed Shot Missed
Marcelo ChaparroYellow CardYellow Card - Marcelo Chaparro
First Half Ends！0-0
Offside
Shot - Allan Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Shot - Allan Left Footed Shot Blocked
Yellow Card
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Head Shot Missed
Shot - Cecilio Dominguez Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Jose Manuel Lopez Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira Left Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Offside
Shot - Cecilio Dominguez Head Shot Missed
Offside
Offside
Offside
Shot - Murilo Cerqueira Paim Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Jose Manuel Lopez Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Allan Left Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Offside
Shot - Allan Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Corner
Shot - Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Kick-off! Referee：Gustavo Tejera
Palmeiras welcome Cerro Porteño to Allianz Parque on Wednesday in a winner-takes-all Copa Libertadores Round of 16 clash. Both sides arrive with genuine attacking threats and defensive questions, making this a fascinating single-leg knockout tie with a continental berth on the line.
