Palmeiras vs Sporting Cristal, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
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Palmeiras are hosting Sporting Cristal
at Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Luis Iberico (Sporting Cristal).
- 6': Attempt missed. Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Freitas with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Miguel Araujo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras).
- 9': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Cristiano.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal).
- 10': Attempt missed. Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Miguel Araujo.
- 16': Attempt missed. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miguel Araujo with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 18': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Leandro Sosa.
- 19': Attempt blocked. José López (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramón Sosa.
- 19': Attempt saved. Allan (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal). Assisted by Ramón Sosa with a headed pass.
- 21': Offside, Palmeiras. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
- 22': Offside, Palmeiras. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
- 22': Delay in match (Palmeiras).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Luis Iberico (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxloren Castro.
- 26': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Cristiano.
- 27': Goal! Palmeiras 1, Sporting Cristal 0. Murilo (Palmeiras) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by José López.
- 29': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Gustavo Cazonatti.
- 31': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Írven Ávila is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal). Assisted by Murilo with a through ball.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Allan (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 38': Attempt missed. Marlon Freitas (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
- 40': Juan González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jhon Arias (Palmeiras).
- 41': Goal! Palmeiras 1, Sporting Cristal 1. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Írven Ávila following a fast break.
- 43': Attempt missed. Marlon Freitas (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
- 43': Foul by Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal).
- 43': Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right following a fast break.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
- 45': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Cristiano (Sporting Cristal).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jhon Arias (Palmeiras).
- 45'+2': Juan González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Murilo (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Gómez.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Palmeiras 1, Sporting Cristal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Palmeiras 1, Sporting Cristal 1.
- 50': Foul by Gustavo Cazonatti (Sporting Cristal).
- 50': Marlon Freitas (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira following a set piece situation.
- 52': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Írven Ávila is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Iberico following a fast break.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Murilo.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Santiago González replaces Maxloren Castro.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Felipe Vizeu replaces Írven Ávila.
- 60': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Rafael Lutiger.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal).
- 61': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Rafael Lutiger.
- 62': Offside, Palmeiras. José López is caught offside.
- 62': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: José López (Palmeiras) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Palmeiras 1-1 Sporting Cristal.
- 67': Foul by Juan González (Sporting Cristal).
- 67': Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Khellven (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Freitas.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Juan González (Sporting Cristal).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Delay in match (Palmeiras).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Palmeiras. Luighi Hanri replaces Ramón Sosa.
- 70': Substitution, Palmeiras. Arthur replaces Agustín Giay.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Joao Cuenca replaces Juan González.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Joao Cuenca (Sporting Cristal).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Santiago González (Sporting Cristal).
- 73': Santiago González (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Joao Cuenca (Sporting Cristal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty Palmeiras. Arthur draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': VAR Decision: Penalty Palmeiras.
- 79': Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Goal! Palmeiras 2, Sporting Cristal 1. José López (Palmeiras) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Handball by Marlon Freitas (Palmeiras).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Luighi Hanri (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murilo.
- 84': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Rafael Lutiger.
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Cristian Benavente replaces Leandro Sosa.
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Mateo Rodríguez replaces Gustavo Cazonatti.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Luighi Hanri (Palmeiras).
- 88': Substitution, Palmeiras. Felipe Anderson replaces Jhon Arias.
- 88': Substitution, Palmeiras. Lucas Evangelista replaces Allan.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Arthur.
- 89': Attempt saved. Mateo Rodríguez (Sporting Cristal) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Miguel (Palmeiras). Assisted by Rafael Lutiger with a headed pass.
- 90': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Khellven.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Arthur.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mateo Rodríguez (Sporting Cristal).
- 90'+3': Luighi Hanri (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Felipe Vizeu (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mateo Rodríguez (Sporting Cristal).
- 90'+4': Khellven (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Evangelista (Palmeiras).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Palmeiras 2, Sporting Cristal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Palmeiras 2, Sporting Cristal 1.
Statistics
 SCR |
PAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.3 | Possession | 64.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 191 | Accurate Passes | 414 |
| 260 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 30 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores
Venue: Allianz Parque
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venue: Allianz Parque
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Atlético Junior | 2 | -1 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Miguel (GK) |
| 26 | Murilo |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 12 | Khellven |
| 4 | Agustín Giay |
| 19 | Ramón Sosa |
| 17 | Marlon Freitas |
| 8 | Andreas Pereira |
| 42 | Flaco López |
| 11 | Jhon Arias |
| 40 | Allan Andrade |
Sporting Cristal (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Enriquez (GK)  |
| 5 | Rafael Lutiger |
| 20 | Miguel Araujo |
| 55 | Gustavo Cazonatti |
| 90 | Cris Silva |
| 8 | Leandro Sosa |
| 19 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 16 | Luis Iberico |
| 23 | Maxloren Castro |
| 18 | Juan Cruz González |
| 11 | Irven Ávila |
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