Carlos Miguel shines in shootout as Palmeiras reaches the Copa Libertadores final
Carlos Miguel saved Nonato’s penalty as Palmeiras advanced 5-3, while Estudiantes won another shootout to reach the title match.
- The 2026 Copa Libertadores final will pit Palmeiras against Estudiantes on November 28, 2026 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, after both clubs came through tense semi-finalls decided by penalty shootouts.
- Palmeiras secured their spot by beating Fluminense 5-3 on penalties on Wednesday, October 21, after the Brazilian rivals drew 2-2 on aggregate across two legs of their Copa Libertadores semi-final.
- Goalkeeper Jorge Muslera saved three penalties on Thursday, October 22 as Estudiantes eliminated defending champions Flamengo 3-2 in a shootout, following a second successive 0-0 draw in their Copa Libertadores semi-final.
- Estudiantes' roster, valued at over $61 million against Flamengo's around $236 million, represents a relative lightweight; the Argentine club said its "Squad is valued at just over $61 million compared to Flamengo" as it targets ending Brazilian clubs' seven-year Libertadores title streak.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport granted an interim order on Wednesday, October 21, instructing CONMEBOL to admit Marcos Rojo to Estudiantes' Copa Libertadores "good faith list," a late legal boost that strengthened the Argentine club's defensive options for Flamengo.
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Uruguayan goaltender allowed the student to eliminate Flamengo in the shots and to find Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores final on 28 November in Montevideo.
With less than one man during most of the second half of the game, the Argentine team forced the draw to zero and won 3-2 in the big penalties. In the end, the Students will face Palmeiras.
Muslera shines as Reache students Copa Libertadores final
The Portuguese technician is, for the fourth time, in the most important meeting in South America, after eliminating, in the penaltis that were so many times traumatic, the Fluminense. In the dispute for the title the Palmeiras will face the Estudiantes, Argentinean executioner, also in the decision for maximum punishments, of the favorite Flamengo, of Leonardo Jardim
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