Palmeiras suffered a severe blow this Thursday (23). Verdão was beaten 3-0 by LDU, in Quito, in a duel valid for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final. The setback represents coach Abel Ferreira’s biggest defeat in charge of Alviverde in eliminatory clashes.
Against the Ecuadorians, the Portuguese coach played his 15th “knockout” for . For the first time, the commander saw his team defeated by three goals in a match.
This was also only the second defeat for the São Paulo team, suffering three goals. In 2022, Palmeiras were leaked three times in the 3-1 defeat to São Paulo, valid for the first game of the Campeonato Paulista final.
Abel Ferreira’s knockout defeats for Palmeiras
2025
- LDU 3 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa Libertadores
- Palmeiras 0 x 1 Corinthians – Paulistão
- Palmeiras 1 x 2 Chelsea – Club World Cup
- Palmeiras 0 x 1 Corinthians – Copa do Brasil
- Corinthians 2 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil
2024
- Botafogo 2 x 1 Palmeiras – Libertadores
- Flamengo 2 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil
2023
- Fortaleza 1 x 0 Palmeiras – Copa do Brasil
- Palmeiras 1 x 2 São Paulo – Copa do Brasil
2022
- São Paulo 3 x 1 Palmeiras – Paulistão
- Athletico-PR 1 x 0 Palmeiras – Libertadores
2021
- Palmeiras 1 x 2 Defense and Justice – Recopa Sul-Americana
- São Paulo 2 x 0 Palmeiras – Paulistão
- Palmeiras 0 x 1 CRB – Copa do Brasil
- Chelsea 2 x 1 Palmeiras – Club World Cup