Palmeiras earn away draw on 2026 Libertadores debut 🎥

Palmeiras earn away draw on 2026 Libertadores debut 🎥

Palmeiras began their 2026 Libertadores campaign with an away draw on Wednesday (8).

Last edition’s runner-up, the Brazilian side drew 1-1 with Junior Barranquilla in Colombia.

Teo Gutiérrez opened the scoring for the home side from the penalty spot early in the match.

Ramón Sosa equalized in the second half.

See the goals from the match below:

The match

The home team started well and managed to take the lead less than ten minutes into the game.

Maurício conceded a penalty, which was awarded only after a VAR review, and veteran Teo Gutiérrez converted the spot kick.

Palmeiras saw more of the ball after that, but struggled badly to create real scoring chances.

Verdão’s main alternative was shooting from long range, but it ultimately produced no results.

The equalizer came only early in the second half through Sosa, who had come on at the start of the second half.

Flaco López got his head to a long ball and set up the Paraguayan one-on-one with the goalkeeper to score.

The final stretch of the match saw Palmeiras apply pressure, but poor finishing prevented a comeback.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.