Club Sporting Cristal 0-2 Palmeiras · Copa Libertadores
Club Sporting Cristal lost to Palmeiras 0-2 in the Copa Libertadores. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Club Sporting Cristal and Palmeiras met in the Copa Libertadores at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in Lima on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Club Sporting Cristal did not score. Palmeiras: J. López 32'; R. Sosa 50'.
How the match went
Palmeiras saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Club Sporting Cristal had 18 shots with 6 on target, Palmeiras 22 with 5 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 8 to Club Sporting Cristal and 7 to Palmeiras. Club Sporting Cristal conceded 16 fouls, Palmeiras 12. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Club Sporting Cristal, 2 for Palmeiras).
Line-ups
Club Sporting Cristal started in a 4-2-3-1: Diego Enríquez, Leandro Sosa, Miguel Araujo, Rafael Lutiger, Cristiano, Martín Távara, Yoshimar Yotún, Santiago González, Luis Iberico, Maxloren Castro, Irven Ávila.
Palmeiras started in a 4-2-3-1: Carlos Miguel, Agustín Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Arthur Gabriel, Andreas Pereira, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Ramón Sosa, Jhon Arias, José Manuel López.
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Minute by minute
- 32'Goal! Club Sporting Cristal 0-1 Palmeiras. J. López (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by J. Arias.
- 45'Half-time. Club Sporting Cristal 0-1 Palmeiras.
- 50'Goal! Club Sporting Cristal 0-2 Palmeiras. R. Sosa (Palmeiras) scores.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Club Sporting Cristal vs Palmeiras.
- 7'Attempt blocked. M. Távara (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 7'Attempt blocked. L. Sosa (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 12'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 12'Attempt blocked. A. Pereira (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt blocked. J. Arias (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 16'Attempt blocked. S. González (Club Sporting Cristal), header. xG 0.04.
- 17'Attempt missed. L. Iberico (Club Sporting Cristal), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 18'Yellow card for G. Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 21'Attempt saved. Y. Yotún (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 29'Attempt saved. A. Gabriel (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 30'Yellow card for I. Ávila (Club Sporting Cristal).
- 31'Attempt missed. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.22.
- 32'Goal! Club Sporting Cristal 0-1 Palmeiras. J. López (Palmeiras) scores, assisted by J. Arias.
- 35'Attempt blocked. A. Gabriel (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt missed. L. Iberico (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 36'Attempt missed. A. Gabriel (Palmeiras), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 37'Attempt saved. M. Castro (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 39'Attempt missed. S. González (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 41'Attempt blocked. A. Gabriel (Palmeiras), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt saved. J. Arias (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 43'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 43'Attempt blocked. J. Arias (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 44'Attempt saved. M. Freitas (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Club Sporting Cristal 0-1 Palmeiras.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Yellow card for M. Távara (Club Sporting Cristal).
- 50'Goal! Club Sporting Cristal 0-2 Palmeiras. R. Sosa (Palmeiras) scores.
- 53'Attempt missed. J. López (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 56'Attempt blocked. R. Sosa (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 57'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: F. Vizeu comes on for I. Ávila.
- 57'Attempt missed. G. Gómez (Palmeiras), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 58'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: G. Santana comes on for L. Iberico.
- 60'Attempt blocked. Allan (Palmeiras), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 66'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: J. Gonzalez comes on for S. González.
- 67'Attempt missed. M. Távara (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 71'Attempt missed. J. López (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 71'Attempt missed. F. Vizeu (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 73'Substitution, Palmeiras: Jefté comes on for R. Sosa.
- 73'Substitution, Palmeiras: F. Anderson comes on for J. Arias.
- 73'Substitution, Palmeiras: L. Evangelista comes on for A. Gabriel.
- 74'Attempt saved. J. Gonzalez (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Attempt missed. G. Santana (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 76'Yellow card for A. Giay (Palmeiras).
- 79'Attempt blocked. F. Anderson (Palmeiras), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 79'Attempt saved. M. Távara (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 80'Attempt missed. A. Pereira (Palmeiras), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 81'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: I. Wisdom comes on for L. Sosa.
- 81'Substitution, Club Sporting Cristal: C. Cabellos comes on for M. Távara.
- 81'Substitution, Palmeiras: E. Martínez comes on for A. Pereira.
- 82'Attempt blocked. R. Lutiger (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 82'Attempt saved. C. Cabellos (Club Sporting Cristal), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 82'Attempt saved. M. Araujo (Club Sporting Cristal), header from a set piece. xG 0.37.
- 87'Attempt missed. F. Vizeu (Club Sporting Cristal), header. xG 0.04.
- 89'Substitution, Palmeiras: Paulinho comes on for J. López.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Cabellos (Club Sporting Cristal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.