Palmeiras and Cerro Porteño ended their Copa Libertadores match in a 1-1 draw. Goals arrived early for the home side at the 5th and 7th minutes, with scorers listed as unavailable from match data. Despite those two early strikes the final score settled at one goal apiece.

First-half flow and pressure

The opening phase showed Palmeiras controlling territory and creating chances rapidly. Within the first 16 minutes the home team registered multiple shots on target from Vitor Roque, Andrade Allan Elias and Flaco López. Andrade Allan Elias alone produced three shots on target, while Vitor Roque added two and Flaco López two more. Cerro Porteño managed only one shot on target in the entire match.

Timeline events highlighted constant home activity with corners, throw-ins and tackles. Palmeiras earned seven corners overall compared with two for the visitors. Early fouls and tackles came from players including Joaquín Piquerez, Alexander Barboza and Jorge Morel. Palmeiras also recorded six offsides, four of them involving Jhon Arias, showing their forward line stayed aggressive.

Standout statistics and cards

Expected goals heavily favored Palmeiras at 1.5 against Cerro Porteño’s 0.25. Home players recorded 16 shots in total from the listed names, underlining sustained threat. Away side shots came from Cecilio Dominguez, Jorge Morel and three others but produced minimal target work.

Discipline told another story. Cerro Porteño collected five yellow cards while Palmeiras received one red card. Home fouls totaled 10 against 16 for the visitors. Injury time added seven minutes to the contest, which reached the 90+7 mark still level.

Additional home metrics included one woodwork hit from Jhon Arias and one assist credited to Marlon Freitas. Throw-ins finished 22-16 in Palmeiras’ favor. The single away shot on target came from Cesar Bobadilla.

Match takeaway

Palmeiras created the clearer openings and held the expected-goal advantage yet could not convert their numerical superiority into a victory. Cerro Porteño absorbed pressure and found the response needed to claim a point on the road. Full stats and live updates from this Copa Libertadores fixture remain available on AltBets.