2021 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras
2021 season
PresidentMaurício Galiotte
CoachAbel Ferreira
StadiumAllianz Parque
Série A3rd
Campeonato PaulistaRunners-up
Copa LibertadoresWinners
Copa do BrasilThird round
Recopa SudamericanaRunners-up
Supercopa do BrasilRunners-up
FIFA Club World CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Raphael Veiga (10 goals)
All: Raphael Veiga (20 goals)
Highest home attendance35,570
Lowest home attendance5,304
Average home league attendance15,877
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The 2021 season was the 107th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, Série A, Recopa Sudamericana, Supercopa do Brasil and FIFA Club World Cup.

Squad information

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As of At the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Vinícius
2 DF Brazil BRA Marcos Rocha
3 DF Brazil BRA Renan
4 DF Chile CHI Benjamín Kuscevic
5 MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula
6 DF Brazil BRA Jorge
7 FW Brazil BRA Rony
8 MF Brazil BRA Zé Rafael
9 FW Brazil BRA Luan Silva (on loan from Vitória)
10 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Adriano
11 FW Brazil BRA Wesley
12 DF Brazil BRA Mayke
13 DF Brazil BRA Luan
14 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Scarpa
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Gómez (captain)
16 FW Brazil BRA Deyverson
18 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Barbosa
19 FW Brazil BRA Breno Lopes
21 GK Brazil BRA Weverton
22 DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Piquerez
23 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Veiga
25 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Menino
26 DF Brazil BRA Victor Luis
27 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Veron
28 MF Brazil BRA Danilo
38 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Fernandes
43 FW Brazil BRA Dudu

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Brazil Victor Luis Brazil Botafogo Loan return. 23 February 2021 [1]
MF Brazil Danilo Barbosa France Nice Loan. 23 March 2021 [2]
DF Brazil Juninho Brazil Bahia Loan Return. 13 June 2021
FW Brazil Deyverson Spain Alavés Loan return. 16 June 2021 [3]
FW Brazil Dudu Qatar Al-Duhail Loan return. 2 July 2021 [4]
DF Brazil Pedrão Portugal Nacional Loan return. 2 July 2021 [5]
MF Colombia Iván Angulo Brazil Cruzeiro Loan Return. 2 July 2021
MF Brazil Matheus Fernandes Spain Barcelona Free transfer. 9 July 2021 [6]
MF Brazil Jorge France Monaco Sign. 23 July 2021 [7]
FW Colombia Miguel Borja Colombia Junior Loan return. 27 July 2021 [8]
MF Uruguay Joaquín Piquerez Uruguay Peñarol Sign. 31 July 2021 [9]
FW Colombia Miguel Borja Brazil Grêmio Loan Return. 23 December 2021

Transfers out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
DF Brazil Emerson Santos Japan Kashiwa Reysol R$9,000,000 23 March 2021 [10][11]
FW Brazil Rafael Elias Brazil Cuiabá Loan. 27 May 2021 [12]
DF Brazil Juninho Denmark Midtjylland R$5,000,000 13 July 2021 [13]
DF Brazil Alan Empereur Italy Verona Loan return. 17 June 2021 [14]
DF Brazil Pedrão Portugal Portimonense Loan. 26 July 2021 [15]
MF Colombia Iván Angulo Portugal Portimonense Loan. 26 July 2021 [15]
DF Brazil Lucas Esteves United States Colorado Rapids Loan with option to buy. 1 August 2021 [16]
FW Colombia Miguel Borja Brazil Grêmio Loan. 5 August 2021 [17]
DF Uruguay Matías Viña Italy Roma €13,000,000 8 August 2021 [18][19]
FW Brazil Lucas Lima Brazil Fortaleza Loan. 25 August 2021 [20]
MF Brazil Felipe Melo Brazil Fluminense Released. 4 December 2021 [21]
GK Brazil Jailson Brazil Cruzeiro Released. 4 December 2021 [22]
FW Brazil Willian Brazil Fluminense Sign. 21 December 2021 [23]
FW Colombia Miguel Borja Colombia Junior Barranquilla Sign. 23 December 2021 [24]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 30 May 2021 9 December 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 38 20 6 12 58 43 +15 052.63
Copa do Brasil 3 June 2021 9 June 2021 Third round Third round 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Campeonato Paulista 3 March 2021 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 Runners-up 16 8 4 4 21 12 +9 050.00
Copa Libertadores 21 April 2021 27 November 2021 Group stage Winners 13 9 3 1 29 10 +19 069.23
Recopa Sudamericana 7 April 2021 14 April 2021 Final Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Supercopa do Brasil 11 April 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 8 February 2022 12 February 2022 Semi-finals Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 74 40 14 20 117 73 +44 054.05

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Paulista

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Palmeiras was drawn into Group C.[25]

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Bull Bragantino 12 6 5 1 15 7 +8 23 Knockout stage
2 Palmeiras 12 6 3 3 18 10 +8 21
3 Novorizontino 12 5 4 3 17 12 +5 19 Troféu do Interior
4 Ituano 12 4 1 7 10 14 −4 13
Source: Soccerway
3 March 2021 2 Corinthians 2–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edina Alves Batista
11 March 2021 1 Palmeiras 3–0 São Caetano São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto
Note: Match postponed to March 11 due to the Palmeiras involvement in the 2020 Copa do Brasil Finals.[26]
14 March 2021 4 Palmeiras 2–0 Ferroviária São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
24 March 2021 3 São Bento 1–1 Palmeiras Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salim Fende Chavez
Note: Originally this match would be played at the Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro in Sorocaba but it was moved to the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais due to São Paulo government not allowing the match to take place due the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] However, one day after, the Minas Gerais government also not allowed the match to take place citing as well the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] On March 23, 2021 it was confirmed that the match will be played in the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro.[29]
16 April 2021 5 Palmeiras 0–1 São Paulo São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus
18 April 2021 6 Botafogo 0–0 Palmeiras Ribeirão Preto
20:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
23 April 2021 7 Guarani 1–2 Palmeiras Campinas
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vinícius Gonçalves Dias Araújo
25 April 2021 8 Palmeiras 1–2 Mirassol São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores
29 April 2021 9 Palmeiras 0–1 Inter de Limeira São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus
2 May 2021 10 Santo André 0–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Canindé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thiago Luis Scarascati
6 May 2021 11 Palmeiras 3–2 Santos São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
9 May 2021 12 Ponte Preta 0–3 Palmeiras Campinas
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Quarter-final

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14 May 2021 Red Bull Bragantino 0–1 Palmeiras Bragança Paulista
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus

Semi-final

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16 May 2021 Corinthians 0–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Finals

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20 May 2021 First leg Palmeiras 0–0 São Paulo São Paulo
22:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
23 May 2021 Second leg São Paulo 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Palmeiras São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus

Copa Libertadores

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[30]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 15 Round of 16
2 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
3 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 Copa Sudamericana
4 Peru Universitario 6 1 1 4 6 19 −13 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
21 April 2021 1 Universitario Peru 2–3 Brazil Palmeiras Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
18 May 2021 5 Palmeiras Brazil 3–4 Argentina Defensa y Justicia São Paulo, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
27 May 2021 6 Palmeiras Brazil 6–0 Peru Universitario São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[31]

14 July 2021 First leg Universidad Católica Chile 0–1 Brazil Palmeiras Santiago, Chile
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
21 July 2021 Second leg Palmeiras Brazil 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Chile Universidad Católica São Paulo, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Quarter-finals

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10 August 2021 First leg São Paulo Brazil 1–1 Brazil Palmeiras São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
17 August 2021 Second leg Palmeiras Brazil 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Brazil São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Semi-finals

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21 September 2021 First leg Palmeiras Brazil 0–0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
28 September 2021 Second leg Atlético Mineiro Brazil 1–1
(1–1 a agg.)
Brazil Palmeiras Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 18,350
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Final

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27 November 2021 Palmeiras Brazil 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil Flamengo Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 55,023
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Série A

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Mineiro (C) 38 26 6 6 67 34 +33 84 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 +33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 +15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 −1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 +4 57
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[32]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundLWDWWLWWWWWWWDLLLWWLWLDLLDWWWWWLLLDWDW
Position177964533311111222232222335422223333333
Source: CBF
P = Postponed

Matches

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30 May 2021 1 Flamengo 1–0 Palmeiras Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
6 June 2021 2 Palmeiras 3–1 Chapecoense São Paulo
18:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leo Simão Holanda (Ceará)
12 June 2021 3 Palmeiras 1–1 Corinthians São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (São Paulo)
16 June 2021 4 Juventude 0–3 Palmeiras Caxias do Sul
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)
20 June 2021 5 Palmeiras 2–1 América Mineiro São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes (Goiás)
23 June 2021 6 Red Bull Bragantino 3–1 Palmeiras Bragança Paulista
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
27 June 2021 7 Palmeiras 3–2 Bahia São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Denis Ribeiro Serafim (Alagoas)
30 June 2021 8 Internacional 1–2 Palmeiras Porto Alegre
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)
4 July 2021 9 Sport 0–1 Palmeiras Recife
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Ilha do Retiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)
7 July 2021 10 Palmeiras 2–0 Grêmio São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (Minas Gerais)
10 July 2021 11 Palmeiras 3–2 Santos São Paulo
16:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
18 July 2021 12 Atlético Goianiense 0–3 Palmeiras Goiânia
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly
Attendance: 0
Referee: Denis Ribeiro Serafim (Alagoas)
24 July 2021 13 Palmeiras 1–0 Fluminense São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
31 July 2021 14 São Paulo 0–0 Palmeiras São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
7 August 2021 15 Palmeiras 2–3 Fortaleza São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)
14 August 2021 16 Atlético Mineiro 2–0 Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bruno Arleu De Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
22 August 2021 17 Palmeiras 0–2 Cuiabá São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
28 August 2021 18 Palmeiras 2–1 Athletico Paranaense São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)
12 September 2021 20 Palmeiras 1–3 Flamengo São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)
18 September 2021 21 Chapecoense 0–2 Palmeiras Chapecó
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Arena Condá
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)
25 September 2021 22 Corinhtians 2–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)
3 October 2021 23 Palmeiras 1–1 Juventude São Paulo
18:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)
6 October 2021 24 América Mineiro 2–1 Palmeiras Belo Horizonte
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Independência
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)
9 October 2021 25 Palmeiras 2–4 Red Bull Bragantino São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3