Palmeiras hosts Sao Paulo in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 18th at Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo)
Palmeiras showed great results in the current season, especially in its summer period, when everything worked out. It seemed that the team would be able to regain the championship title (by the way, it won Serie A in 2016 and 2018). Under the management of Abel Ferreira, the White-Greens replenished their museum not only with the Brazilian Cup but also with a triumph in Copa Libertadores in the previous season. But after nine consecutive victories, Palmeiras suddenly slowed down. And Sao Paulo was the first to stop the White-Greens. Against this background, the draw in the first leg looks like a relatively good result.
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Sao Paulo was the 4th team of Brasileirao in the previous championship. And Hernan Crespo, who managed to achieve victory in the Copa Sudamericana with modest Defensa and Justicia, was invited to win trophies. Well, the legendary Argentine striker had a great start and won the state championship, which is not easy (Sao Paulo has not managed to do it for 15 years in a row). And the Tricolors looked confident in the Copa Libertadores in the spring. But in the summer, the glorious team is in a lower part of the standings. Sao Paulo is unlikely to leave the elite (moreover, they defeated another loser, Gremio, at the weekend), but the fans clearly expected something completely different from this season. In the first leg, the Tricolors lost the lead over their neighbors. Luan opened the scoring in the 54th minute, but Patrick de Paula equalized in the middle of the 2nd half.
In 2021, the clubs have already crossed paths six times. So far, Sao Paulo has not lost (two victories and four draws). All the games between Palmeiras and Sao Paulo turned out to be poor in goals. It is unlikely that the decisive match will be different, so we bet on low production.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
