Palmeiras defeat Liverpool-URU and guarantee themselves in the round of 16 of the Libertadores

This Thursday, the 9th, the Liverpool-URU received the Palm treesin a match valid for the fourth round of the group stage of Libertadores. Even playing away from home, Verdão showed its superiority and won 5-0, with two goals from Raphael Veigaone of Endrick, another of Ron and the last of Gustavo Gómezwhich guaranteed a place in the round of 16.

The first half didn’t have many opportunities for Palmeiras, who kept the ball more and didn’t let Liverpool enjoy the match. However, despite the great possession of the ball, Verdão had a more moderate performance, controlling the plays and without much aggression to open the score.

Until, at 45 minutes, Marcos Rocha found a great pass for Raphael Veiga, who finished with his right foot and scored a beautiful goal to put Verdão in front. Liverpool created little, almost always going through Luciano Rodríguez, young Uruguayan striker and great hope for the team. Interval! 1 to 0.

On the way back to the second stage, Palmeiras continued to dominate the game, without giving many spaces to their opponents. In fact, the team suffered much less than in the first half and created more opportunities. Ron and Endrick could have increased the score, but ended up wasting their chances.

Endrick found a way to participate in Palmeiras’ victory. The number 9 found a beautiful pass for Raphael Veiga, who invaded the area and scored the second. At 31′, Murilo he deflected a shot with his hand and the Uruguayans had a penalty awarded. However, the charge did not happen, as the decision was annulled due to an offside in the bid. In the final stretch, Endrick was the protagonist again and scored the third. Rony set up the rout in stoppage time and Gustavo Gómez closed it with a penalty. End of the game! 5 to 0.