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Against a weak rival, Palmeiras did their part, threw Bolívar-BOL 5 x 0 on Wednesday (30) and secured their qualification for the second round of the Libertadores. Unlike other games, the Luxembourg team pushed hard from the beginning to the end of the game, chasing the goal endlessly and claiming their biggest win of the season.
With the result, Palmeiras reaches the mark of 19 games without a loss in the season, the last for Corinthians on July 23. São Paulo champion, undefeated in the Brasileirão after 11 games and classified for the Libertadores round of 16, also without defeat, the resulting Luxembourg team is beginning to show signs of improvement.
In the 21st century, this is Palmeiras’ second-longest undefeated series, behind only Felipão’s team from 2011 and 2012, which had 21 games without losing.
The defeat against Bolívar was also the third biggest for the club in the history of the Libertadores, after 7 x 0 over El Nacional-EQU (in 1995) and 6 x 1 over Boca Juniors-ARG (in 1994).
Willian, author of the first goal in the victory over Bolívar, now has 3 goals in Libertadores and 8 with Palmeiras in the history of the competition, where he became the fifth top scorer together with Ademir da Guia, César Maluco and Edmundo, and from behind. Alex (12 goals), Borja and Tupãzinho (11) and Lopes (9).
In the defeat on Wednesday, Palmeiras reached 342 goals scored in the Libertadores, now remaining one goal behind Bolívar, the seventh team with the most goals in the history of the competition.
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