Palmeiras beat Sporting Cristal 0-2. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 22 shots. Best on the pitch was Ramón Sosa, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026
   PER 4-2-3-1·4-2-3-1 BRA
   Coach: Ricardo Ze · Ferreira AbelReferee: D. Herrera📍 Estadio Nacional de Lima
2. 1. First half
   2. 18'
      BRA
      Yellow card
      Gustavo Gómez
   3. 30'
      PER
      Yellow card
      Irven Avila
   4. 32'
      BRA
      GOOOAL!José Manuel LópezAssist: J. Arias
3. 1. Second half
   2. 47'
      PER
      Yellow card
      G. Távara
   3. 50'
      BRA
      GOOOAL!Ramón Sosa
   4. 57'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲Felipe Vizeu▼Irven Avila
   5. 58'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲Gabriel▼L. Iberico
   6. 66'
      PER
      Substitution
      ▲J. González▼S. González
   7. 73'
      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Felipe Anderson▼Jhon Arias
   8. 73'
      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Lucas Evangelista▼Arthur Gabriel
   9. 73'
      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Jefté▼Ramón Sosa
   10. 76'
       BRA
       Yellow card
       Agustín Giay
   11. 81'
       PER
       Substitution
       ▲I. Wisdom▼L. Sosa
   12. 81'
       PER
       Substitution
       ▲C. Cabellos▼G. Távara
   13. 81'
       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲E. Martinez▼A. Pereira
   14. 89'
       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲Paulinho▼José Manuel López