- Liga de Quito will look to overturn the tie at home after suffering defeat in Brazil.
- The Brazilian side, the current CONMEBOL Libertadores runners-up, will look to extend their unbeaten record in second legs away from home in the Eternal Glory.
Gonzalo Valle is the reason Liga de Quito are still alive. The goalkeeper prevented 2.3 goals in the first leg according to Opta's model and held his team together against Palmeiras' 28 shots, the 'Verdão's' highest tally of the entire edition. With 37 saves since the start of the group stage, he is the goalkeeper with the most stops in the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores. On Wednesday, at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Liga need him to be the standout again, but they also need something more: goals.
The 1-0 in São Paulo was signed by Agustín Giay, with a header, in the 25th minute, in his 98th match for Palmeiras and with his first shot on target in the competition. It was a night of Brazilian dominance with Jhon Arias at its heart: he was directly involved in ten shots, between his own attempts and passes leading to shots, the highest figure for any player in a knockout match of this edition. Liga, who had arrived in Brazil after knocking out Mirassol on penalties, managed just six shots in the entire game.
Liga de Quito in the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores: results, squad and schedule
Recent history, however, favors Gustavo Álvarez's side. Palmeiras are unbeaten in nine of their last ten away matches in the competition, and the only defeat came precisely at this stadium, in the first leg of the semifinals in October 2025: 0-3, a result the 'Verdão' overturned with a 4-0 in São Paulo. Liga have won nine of their last eleven home matches in the CONMEBOL Libertadores and the two draws were against Brazilian sides, this year's 0-0 with Mirassol and the 0-0 with Flamengo in 2025. On the other side, Abel Ferreira's team have a stat that backs them: they are unbeaten in away second legs outside Brazil, with four wins and one draw in five ties, and were only eliminated by Nacional in the 2009 quarterfinals, after a 0-0.
Palmeiras in the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores: results, squad and schedule
Match details:
Stadium: Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
Date and kick-off: Wednesday 16 September, 7pm
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
VAR: David Rodríguez (Colombia)
Match facts:
Liga de Quito have won nine of their last 11 home matches in the CONMEBOL Libertadores (2D), although both draws came against Brazilian opposition: 0-0 against Mirassol in 2026 and 0-0 against Flamengo in 2025.
Palmeiras have avoided defeat in nine of their last 10 away matches in the CONMEBOL Libertadores (7W 2D 1L), although their only defeat came against Liga de Quito in the first leg of the semi-finals in October 2025 (0-3).
- Palmeiras are unbeaten in second legs away from Brazil in the CONMEBOL Libertadores: four wins and one draw in five ties, progressing on four occasions and being eliminated only by Nacional after a 0-0 draw in the 2009 quarter-finals.
- Jhon Arias (Palmeiras) was directly involved in 10 shots in the first leg against Liga de Quito (four attempts and six passes leading to shots), the highest tally by a player in a CONMEBOL Libertadores knockout-stage match in 2026. His team-mate Flaco López registered nine in the same match (four shots and five chances created).
- Gonzalo Valle (Liga de Quito) not only has the most saves since the start of the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores group stage (37), but is also the goalkeeper with the most punch clearances during the same period (7, level with Palmeiras' Carlos Miguel).
