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Palmeiras 2-1 Club Sporting Cristal · Copa Libertadores

Palmeiras beat Club Sporting Cristal 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Palmeiras and Club Sporting Cristal met in the Copa Libertadores at Nubank Parque in Sao Paulo on Thursday, 16 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Palmeiras: Murilo 27'; J. López 80'. Club Sporting Cristal: J. Gonzalez 41'.

How the match went

Palmeiras saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Palmeiras had 23 shots with 6 on target, Club Sporting Cristal 8 with 2 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Palmeiras and 3 to Club Sporting Cristal. Palmeiras conceded 4 fouls, Club Sporting Cristal 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Palmeiras, 3 for Club Sporting Cristal).

Line-ups

Palmeiras started in a 4-2-3-1: Carlos Miguel, Agustín Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Khellven, Andreas Pereira, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Ramón Sosa, Jhon Arias, José Manuel López.

Club Sporting Cristal started in a 4-4-2: Diego Enríquez, Leandro Sosa, Miguel Araujo, Rafael Lutiger, Cristiano, Juan Cruz Gonzalez, Gustavo Cazonatti, Yoshimar Yotún, Maxloren Castro, Irven Ávila, Luis Iberico.

More from this competition: Copa Libertadores fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 27'Goal! Palmeiras 1-0 Club Sporting Cristal. Murilo (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by Allan.
  2. 41'Goal! Palmeiras 1-1 Club Sporting Cristal. J. Gonzalez (Club Sporting Cristal) scores, assisted by I. Ávila.
  3. 45'Half-time. Palmeiras 1-1 Club Sporting Cristal.
  4. 64'VAR check complete: the goal for Palmeiras stands.
  5. 77'VAR: no penalty for Palmeiras.
  6. 80'Goal! Palmeiras 2-1 Club Sporting Cristal. J. López (Palmeiras) converts the penalty.
  7. 90'Full-time. Palmeiras 2-1 Club Sporting Cristal.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Palmeiras vs Club Sporting Cristal.
  2. 6'Attempt missed. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 7'Attempt blocked. J. Gonzalez (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 10'Attempt missed. A. Giay (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  5. 10'Attempt saved. J. Arias (Palmeiras), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  6. 15'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 16'Attempt missed. Y. Yotún (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  8. 17'Attempt missed. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), header. xG 0.06.
  9. 18'Attempt blocked. J. Arias (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  10. 19'Attempt saved. Allan (Palmeiras), header. xG 0.04.
  11. 19'Attempt blocked. J. López (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  12. 25'Attempt blocked. L. Iberico (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 27'Goal! Palmeiras 1-0 Club Sporting Cristal. Murilo (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by Allan.
  14. 28'Attempt missed. A. Giay (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 33'Attempt saved. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  16. 35'Attempt missed. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  17. 38'Attempt missed. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 40'Attempt blocked. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 41'Goal! Palmeiras 1-1 Club Sporting Cristal. J. Gonzalez (Club Sporting Cristal) scores, assisted by I. Ávila.
  20. 43'Attempt missed. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  21. 45'Attempt blocked. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  22. 45'Attempt missed. J. Gonzalez (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  23. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+4'Attempt missed. Murilo (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  25. 45'Half-time. Palmeiras 1-1 Club Sporting Cristal.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 51'Attempt missed. J. Arias (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  28. 52'Attempt missed. M. Castro (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  29. 57'Attempt blocked. J. Arias (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 59'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: F. Vizeu comes on for I. Ávila.
  31. 59'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: S. González comes on for M. Castro.
  32. 60'Attempt saved. J. Arias (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  33. 64'VAR check complete: the goal for Palmeiras stands.
  34. 67'Attempt blocked. Khellven (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  35. 70'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: J. Cuenca comes on for J. Gonzalez.
  36. 70'Substitution, Palmeiras: A. Gabriel comes on for A. Giay.
  37. 70'Substitution, Palmeiras: Luighi comes on for R. Sosa.
  38. 73'Yellow card for S. González (Club Sporting Cristal).
  39. 77'VAR: no penalty for Palmeiras.
  40. 79'Yellow card for D. Enríquez (Club Sporting Cristal).
  41. 80'Goal! Palmeiras 2-1 Club Sporting Cristal. J. López (Palmeiras) converts the penalty.
  42. 84'Attempt blocked. Luighi (Palmeiras), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  43. 85'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: M. Rodríguez comes on for G. Cazonatti.
  44. 85'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: C. Benavente comes on for L. Sosa.
  45. 88'Substitution, Palmeiras: L. Evangelista comes on for Allan.
  46. 88'Substitution, Palmeiras: F. Anderson comes on for J. Arias.
  47. 89'Attempt saved. M. Rodríguez (Club Sporting Cristal), header. xG 0.52.
  48. 90'Attempt blocked. R. Lutiger (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  49. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  50. 90+3'Yellow card for F. Vizeu (Club Sporting Cristal).
  51. 90'Full-time. Palmeiras 2-1 Club Sporting Cristal.
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