Palmeiras 3-0 Fortaleza · Copa do Brasil
Palmeiras beat Fortaleza 3-0 in the Copa do Brasil. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Palmeiras and Fortaleza met in the Copa do Brasil at Nubank Parque in Sao Paulo on Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Palmeiras: Mauricio 48'; J. Arias 64'; J. López 85'. Fortaleza did not score.
How the match went
Palmeiras saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Palmeiras had 18 shots with 9 on target, Fortaleza 17 with 2 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 7 to Palmeiras and 7 to Fortaleza. Palmeiras conceded 9 fouls, Fortaleza 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Palmeiras, 2 for Fortaleza).
Line-ups
Palmeiras started in a 3-4-2-1: Carlos Miguel, Emiliano Martínez, Murilo, Alexander Barboza, Allan, Andreas Pereira, Marlon Freitas, Joaquín Piquerez, Mauricio, Jhon Arias, Ramón Sosa.
Fortaleza started in a 4-3-3: João Ricardo, Maílton, Neris, Lucas Gazal, Gabriel Fuentes, Ronald, Lucas Sasha, Pierre, Vitinho, Luiz Fernando, Paulo Baya.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Palmeiras 0-0 Fortaleza.
- 48'Goal! Palmeiras 1-0 Fortaleza. Mauricio (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by R. Sosa.
- 64'Goal! Palmeiras 2-0 Fortaleza. J. Arias (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by Allan.
- 85'Goal! Palmeiras 3-0 Fortaleza. J. López (Palmeiras) scores.
- 86'VAR: goal for Palmeiras ruled out.
- 90'Full-time. Palmeiras 3-0 Fortaleza.
Full commentary (70 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Palmeiras vs Fortaleza.
- 5'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 5'Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Fortaleza), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 5'Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt missed. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
- 11'Attempt blocked. A. Pereira (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 17'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 17'Attempt blocked. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 18'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 22'Attempt saved. A. Pereira (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt missed. Vitinho (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 24'Attempt missed. P. Baya (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 24'Attempt blocked. P. Baya (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 27'Yellow card for Murilo (Palmeiras) for foul.
- 28'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 32'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 32'Attempt blocked. J. Piquerez (Palmeiras), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 32'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 36'Attempt missed. Allan (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt saved. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 38'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 42'Attempt missed. A. Pereira (Palmeiras), header. xG 0.08.
- 43'Yellow card for J. Ricardo (Fortaleza) for time wasting.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Palmeiras 0-0 Fortaleza.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Fortaleza: Nathan Fogaça comes on for Luiz Fernando.
- 46'Substitution, Fortaleza: R. Santos comes on for Ronald.
- 47'Attempt saved. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 48'Goal! Palmeiras 1-0 Fortaleza. Mauricio (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by R. Sosa.
- 51'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 51'Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 53'Attempt saved. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 53'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 55'Attempt missed. J. Piquerez (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 57'Attempt missed. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 58'Offside, Fortaleza.
- 60'Attempt saved. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 61'Substitution, Fortaleza: Welliton comes on for Vitinho.
- 64'Goal! Palmeiras 2-0 Fortaleza. J. Arias (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by Allan.
- 66'Attempt missed. R. Santos (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 69'Substitution, Palmeiras: J. López comes on for Mauricio.
- 69'Substitution, Palmeiras: V. Roque comes on for R. Sosa.
- 70'Substitution, Fortaleza: Rodriguinho comes on for L. Sasha.
- 70'Substitution, Palmeiras: A. Gabriel comes on for J. Piquerez.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Welliton (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 74'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 75'Attempt missed. R. Santos (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Yellow card for G. Fuentes (Fortaleza) for foul.
- 76'Substitution, Fortaleza: L. Crispim comes on for P. Baya.
- 76'Substitution, Palmeiras: F. Anderson comes on for Allan.
- 78'Attempt missed. Rodriguinho (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 79'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 80'Attempt missed. Neris (Fortaleza), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 83'Substitution, Palmeiras: L. Evangelista comes on for J. Arias.
- 85'Goal! Palmeiras 3-0 Fortaleza. J. López (Palmeiras) scores.
- 85'Attempt saved. A. Gabriel (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 86'VAR: goal for Palmeiras ruled out.
- 88'Corner, Palmeiras.
- 88'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 89'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. Nathan Fogaça (Fortaleza), header. xG 0.11.
- 90+5'Corner, Fortaleza.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. Nathan Fogaça (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. Pierre (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Palmeiras 3-0 Fortaleza.