🎥 Palmeiras sweep aside Universitario, eye quarter-finals

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2 days ago

Now there are seven games in the Libertadores-2025 and... seven victories!
Palmeiras steamrolled over Universitario - who were on a 12-game unbeaten streak - on the night of Thursday (14).
Playing at the future venue of the current edition's final, the Monumental de Lima, Verdão won 4-0 in the first leg of the round of 16.
And they have gained a huge advantage to advance to the quarter-finals against either River Plate or Libertad - who drew 0-0 in the first leg.
They remain 100% in the current edition of the tournament after great individual performances.
Examples include Vitor Roque and Flaco López.
Check out the match highlights soon. Could have done this earlier, Abel... 😅
A good part of the green-and-white fans were satisfied 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 assisted Tigrinho, who was brought down in the area.
At seven minutes, Gustavo Gómez took the penalty to celebrate his 13th goal in history.
Then at 11, it was the number 9 who provided the pass. Which Flaco did not waste.
Vitor Roque was looking for his goal. And it came after battling with Riveros and finishing with no chance (30').
A standout performance from Tigrinho, who is gaining confidence and delivering more football.
Jorge Fossati's Universitario did not give up. They tried, but went into the break without posing any real threat.
Red card and confirmed rout
The situation for Palmeiras became even more comfortable after Riveros resorted to a foul.
A violent tackle on Flaco that only turned into a red card after VAR intervention (5').
Verdão began to control the actions in Lima even more.
And they reached the fourth goal after VAR confirmed Flaco López's second goal (78').
It had been 15 years without reaching the Libertadores round of 16. And the trend is that Universitario will be knocked out in the first knockout stage.
📅 What's next?
They will face each other again next Thursday (21) at the Allianz.
Palmeiras can even lose by three goals and still advance to the quarter-finals.
The Peruvian team will need a win by at least four goals to force penalties.
Both will have commitments in their respective leagues before then.
Champion of the Apertura and unbeaten in the Clausura, Universitario (2nd) visits Huancayo (7th) on Sunday (17).
On the same day, Palmeiras (3rd) will go 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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