Palmeiras Beat Fluminense On Penalties To Reach Libertadores Final

Palmeiras into Libertadores final after dramatic penalty shootout

Marlon Freitas scored the decisive penalty as Palmeiras defeated Fluminense on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw in their Copa Libertadores semi-final.

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Palmeiras beat Fluminense on penalties to seal a berth in the Copa Libertadores final.

Palmeiras overcame a late scare to defeat Fluminense on penalties in an all-Brazilian semi-final and reach the Copa Libertadores final for the seventh time on Wednesday.

Fluminense, trailing 2-1 from the first leg last week, stunned Palmeiras with eight minutes of normal time remaining when Hercules swept in an emphatic winner at the Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo.

That made it 2-2 on aggregate, sending the game straight to a penalty shoot-out.

The decisive moment came when Fluminense's Nonato saw his side's fourth penalty saved by Palmeiras goalkeeper Carlos Miguel to leave his team trailing 4-3.

Palmeiras midfielder Marlon Freitas made no mistake from the spot to send his side into the final for the second year in a row.

A selfie do herói da noite. CARLOS MIGUEL! 🧤🤳 https://t.co/f3sl2zv0Rk

— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) October 22, 2026

Palmeiras, runners-up in last year's final, will face either reigning champions Flamengo or Argentina's Estudiantes in next month's final in Montevideo.

Flamengo and Estudiantes drew 0-0 in the first leg of their semi-final in Buenos Aires last week and will play the second leg at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.