Nosso Palestra
·22 Agustus 2025
Player ratings: Palmeiras cruise through in the Libertadores

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·22 Agustus 2025
Palmeiras and Universitario ended in a 0-0 draw on Thursday (21), at Allianz Parque, for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores 2025. The result qualified Verdão for the quarterfinals of the competition.
The team of Abel Ferreira had won the first match by 4-0 and could be defeated by up to three goals difference.
He didn't shine, but made safe saves. He didn't see Universitario pose great dangers.
Discreet and correct game from the fullback, who had the role of wingback and was little demanded. He ended the game with good effectiveness in individual combats.
Another one with a discreet match. Saw Universitario have a slight advantage in the first half in the midfield, but did not compromise.
Seems to have little confidence. Made silly mistakes in relatively calm situations. Moreover, like the rest of the defense, he had no work.
More than the performance, he regained rhythm after a long time off. After injury in the Club World Cup and scare in the last match, when he left feeling again, he showed himself whole. Had an average match.
Extremely calm performance from the midfielder in front of the defense line. He was supplied by three defenders and saw his midfield partner, Allan, have a great game.
Team's little engine. Had a good game in the distribution of passes and filling of spaces. Made the most of the new chance as a starter.
Played a little more open on the right and was a little more shy. In the little he appeared, he did well in the transition game at speed until giving place to Facundo Torres.
As a wingback, he had good defensive numbers. In attack, he was shy, a collective symptom of the team in this Thursday's match. Can show more.
Seemed isolated and could not reedit the partnership with Vitor Roque. Won only 10% of the ball disputes and missed all the dribbles he tried. Match to forget.
Another game where he is the main offensive piece of Abel Ferreira's team. Important to give more confidence to the number 9, who is living his best moment in the team.
Came on for Allan and gave more grip to the midfield. Was an excellent marker and annihilated chances of the opponent in the match. Correct!
Substituted Martinez when the game was already stopped and only waiting for the final whistle. Had a protocol performance without negative or positive highlights.
Came on in the final stretch of the game and did little to change the course of the match. Had few actions with the ball.
Came on at the end of the match and had an important performance to acquire game rhythm.
Came on at the end and was not rated.
Choice for starting team left something to be desired for the performance shown in the duel. Extremely protocol match. Can do more with the pieces he has.
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