Palmeiras 4-0 LDU Quito, Copa Libertadores SF 2nd Leg: Brazilian Club Enters Final

Raphael Veiga scored twice and Palmeiras overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit with a 4-0 victory over Liga Deportiva of Ecuador on Friday (October 31, 2025) to advance to the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores final. Midfielder Veiga scored in the 68th and 82nd minutes after Ramon Sosa and Bruno Fuchs' first-half goals. Palmeiras, who won the Copa Libertadores in 1999, 2020 and 2021, will take on Flamengo in an all-Brazilian final on November 29 at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru. It guarantees Brazil an eighth title in the past nine editions of the tournament.

Updated on: 31 October 2025 12:28 pm

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Players of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrate at the end of the Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Ettore Chiereguini

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Andreas Pereira of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrates at the end of the Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Ettore Chiereguini

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Players of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria react at the end of the Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Brazil's Palmeiras in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Andre Penner

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Fans of Brazil's Palmeiras cheer for their team during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Andre Penner

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Raphael Veiga of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Andre Penner

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Raphael Veiga of Brazil's Palmeiras, front, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Andre Penner

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Jeison Medina of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria (16) heads the ball next to Allan of Brazil's Palmeiras during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Ettore Chiereguini

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Bruno Fuchs of Brazil's Palmeiras, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Andre Penner

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Allan of Brazil's Palmeiras reacts after missing a chance to score against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Ettore Chiereguini

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Vitor Roque of Brazil's Palmeiras, right, is tackled by Richard Mina of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match in Sao Paulo. | Photo: AP/Ettore Chiereguini