Palmeiras beat Sporting Cristal 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 23 shots. Best on the pitch was Murilo Cerqueira, rated 9.0.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026
   BRA 4-2-3-1·4-4-2 PER
   Coach: Ferreira Abel · Ricardo ZeReferee: P. Maza📍 Allianz Parque
2. 1. First half
   2. 27'
      BRA
      GOOOAL!Murilo CerqueiraAssist: Allan Elias
   3. 41'
      PER
      GOOOAL!J. GonzálezAssist: I. Avila
3. 1. Second half
   2. 59'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲Felipe Vizeu▼Irven Avila
   3. 59'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲S. González▼M. Castro
   4. 64'
      BRA
      VAR review
      José Manuel López
   5. 70'
      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Arthur Gabriel▼Agustín Giay
   6. 70'
      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Luighi Hanri▼Ramón Sosa
   7. 70'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲J. Cuenca▼J. González
   8. 73'
      PER
      Yellow card
      S. González
   9. 77'
      BRA
      VAR review
      Arthur Gabriel
   10. 79'
       PER
       Yellow card
       D. Enriquez
   11. 80'
       BRA
       GOOOAL!José Manuel LópezPenalty
   12. 85'
       PER
       Substitution
       ▲Cristian Benavente▼L. Sosa
   13. 85'
       PER
       Substitution
       ▲M. Rodriguez▼Gustavo Cazonatti
   14. 88'
       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲Felipe Anderson▼Jhon Arias
   15. 88'
       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲Lucas Evangelista▼Allan
   16. 90+3'
       PER
       Yellow card
       Felipe Vizeu