Palmeiras made it easy to beat Delfin 3-1 away in Ecuador in spite of having suffered a Covid outbreak a few hours ago. As a result, the team are almost into the best eight in this competition. On Saturday, O Verdao won 3-0 at home over Athletico to hold onto their Copa Libertadores’ berth in the Brazilian league table, sitting in fifth on 37 points with one game in hand. Palmeiras lost only one of their last 12 competitive matches. At home, they are on six consecutive successes without even conceding.
Meanwhile, Delfin must score at least three times in Brazil to continue making history in the Copa Libertadores following that 3-1 home defeat in the first leg. El Cetaceo claimed a 1-0 home win over Independiente del Valle on Saturday, which put them eight points above the relegation zone and seven behind the last Copa Sudamericana place with five matches to go in the Ecuadorian league. That success also stopped a five-game losing run of one draw and four defeats. Delfin also lost their last two away matches.
Palmeiras should claim an easy home win here. There is no equivalence between these two.