2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season

Palmeiras
2020 season
PresidentMaurício Galiotte
CoachVanderlei Luxemburgo
(until October 14)
Andrey Lopes
(interim)
Abel Ferreira
(from October 30)
StadiumAllianz Parque
Série A7th
Campeonato PaulistaWinners
Copa LibertadoresWinners
Copa do BrasilWinners
FIFA Club World CupFourth place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Raphael Veiga (11)
All:
Luiz Adriano (20)
Highest home attendance28,267 (vs. Guaraní – March 10)
Lowest home attendance14,748 (vs. Oeste – January 29)
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The 2020 season was the 106th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and the Série A and also the FIFA Club World Cup.

Squad information[edit]

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 Weverton
2 DF Brazil BRA Marcos Rocha
3 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Santos
4 DF Chile CHI Benjamín Kuscevic
5 MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula
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 Rony
12 DF Brazil BRA Mayke
13 DF Brazil BRA Luan
14 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Scarpa
15 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Gómez
16 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Uruguay URU Matías Viña
20 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Lima
21 FW Brazil BRA Wesley
23 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Veiga
25 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Menino
27 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Veron
28 MF Brazil BRA Danilo
29 FW Brazil BRA Willian
30 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Melo (captain)
33 DF Brazil BRA Alan Empereur
39 FW Brazil BRA Breno Lopes
42 GK Brazil BRA Jailson
72 GK Brazil BRA Vinícius Silvestre

Copa Libertadores squad[edit]

  • Players in strike are no longer in the squad
  • Players in italic were included in the last submission

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 Weverton
2 DF Brazil BRA Marcos Rocha
3 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Santos
4 DF Chile CHI Benjamín Kuscevic[i]
5 MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula
6 DF Brazil BRA Diogo Barbosa
7 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Silva[ii]
8 MF Brazil BRA Zé Rafael
9 FW Brazil BRA Luan Silva
10 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Adriano
11 FW Brazil BRA Rony
12 DF Brazil BRA Mayke
13 DF Brazil BRA Luan
14 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Scarpa
15 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Gómez
16 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Esteves
17 DF Uruguay URU Matías Viña
18 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
19 FW Brazil BRA Breno Lopes[iii]
20 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Lima
21 FW Brazil BRA Wesley
22 GK Brazil BRA Jailson
23 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Veiga
24 GK Brazil BRA Vinícius Silvestre
25 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Menino
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Brazil BRA Renan[iv]
27 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Veron
28 MF Brazil BRA Danilo[v]
29 FW Brazil BRA Willian
30 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Melo
31 GK Brazil BRA Mateus
32 DF Brazil BRA Garcia
33 DF Brazil BRA Jhow
34 MF Brazil BRA Ramon Cirino
35 MF Brazil BRA Jonathan
36 FW Brazil BRA Vitinho
37 MF Ecuador ECU Érick Plúas
38 FW Brazil BRA Marcelinho
39 FW Brazil BRA Giovani
40 FW Brazil BRA João Pedro
41 GK Brazil BRA Lucas Bergantin
42 DF Brazil BRA Vanderlan
43 MF Brazil BRA Fabinho
44 GK Brazil BRA Bruno Carcaioli
45 MF Brazil BRA Adriano Juninho
46 GK Brazil BRA Leandro[vi]
47 FW Brazil BRA Ruan Ribeiro
48 FW Paraguay PAR Aníbal Vega[vii]
49 FW Brazil BRA Fabrício
50 MF Brazil BRA Luis Guilherme
Notes
  1. ^ Replaced Vitor Hugo
  2. ^ Replaced Dudu
  3. ^ Replaced Bruno Henrique
  4. ^ Replaced Victor Luis
  5. ^ Replaced Alan
  6. ^ Replaced Ramon Rocha
  7. ^ Replaced Pedro Lima

Source: UOL, ge and Lance!

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Brazil Gabriel Menino Brazil Palmeiras Academy Promoted to the first team 25 November 2019 [1]
MF Brazil Patrick de Paula Brazil Palmeiras Academy Promoted to the first team 25 November 2019 [1]
GK Brazil Vinícius Silvestre Brazil CRB Loan return 25 November 2019 [1]
DF Brazil Pedrão Brazil América Mineiro Loan return 25 November 2019 [1]
FW Brazil Artur Brazil Bahia Loan return 25 November 2019 [1]
DF Brazil Lucas Esteves Brazil Palmeiras Academy Promoted to the first team 25 November 2019 [1]
MF Brazil Alan Brazil Palmeiras Academy Promoted to the first team 24 December 2019 [2]
DF Brazil Emerson Santos Brazil Internacional Loan return 1 January 2020 [3]
FW Brazil Wesley Brazil Vitória Loan return 3 January 2020 [4]
DF Uruguay Matías Viña Uruguay Nacional Signed 31 January 2020 [5]
FW Brazil Rony Brazil Athletico Paranaense Signed 21 February 2020 [6]
FW Colombia Iván Angulo Brazil Cruzeiro Loan return 28 July 2020 [7]
MF Brazil Danilo Brazil Palmeiras Academy Signed 10 September 2020 [8]
DF Chile Benjamín Kuscevic Chile Universidad Católica Signed 4 November 2020 [9]
DF Brazil Alan Empereur Italy Verona Loan with an option to buy 9 November 2020 [10]
FW Brazil Breno Lopes Brazil Juventude Signed 11 November 2020 [11]

Transfers out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Brazil Thiago Santos United States FC Dallas Signed 5 December 2019 [12]
GK Brazil Fernando Prass Contract ended 7 December 2019 [13]
DF Brazil Edu Dracena Retired 8 December 2019 [14]
FW Brazil Henrique Dourado China Henan Jianye Loan return 9 December 2019 [15]
DF Brazil Antônio Carlos United States Orlando City Loan 17 December 2019 [16]
FW Colombia Miguel Borja Colombia Junior Loan 28 December 2019 [17]
FW Brazil Carlos Eduardo Brazil Athletico Paranaense Loan 7 January 2020 [18]
FW Brazil Artur Brazil Red Bull Bragantino ≅R$25,000,000 8 January 2020 [19]
MF Brazil Hyoran Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 8 January 2020 [20]
FW Brazil Deyverson Spain Getafe Loan 17 January 2020 [21]
MF Brazil Matheus Fernandes Spain Barcelona €7,000,000 31 January 2020 [22]
MF Brazil Jean Brazil Cruzeiro Loan 2 March 2020 [23]
FW Colombia Iván Angulo Brazil Cruzeiro Loan 16 March 2020 [24]
FW Brazil Dudu Qatar Al-Duhail Loan with an option to buy 9 July 2020 [25]
DF Brazil Victor Luis Brazil Botafogo Loan 21 July 2020 [26]
DF Brazil Pedrão Portugal Nacional Loan 7 August 2020 [27]
MF Brazil Alan Brazil Guarani Loan 28 August 2020 [28]
DF Brazil Diogo Barbosa Brazil Grêmio Signed 11 September 2020 [29]
DF Brazil Vitor Hugo Turkey Trabzonspor ≅R$20,000,000 5 October 2020 [30]
MF Brazil Bruno Henrique Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad ≅R$27,000,000 12 October 2020 [31]
FW Colombia Iván Angulo Brazil Botafogo Loan 24 October 2020 [32]
MF Brazil Ramires Released 27 November 2020 [33]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 12 August 2020 25 February 2021 Matchday 1 7th 38 15 13 10 51 37 +14 039.47
Copa do Brasil 29 October 2020 7 March 2021 Round of 16 Winners 8 6 2 0 15 4 +11 075.00
Campeonato Paulista 22 January 2020 8 August 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 16 8 6 2 21 7 +14 050.00
Copa Libertadores 4 March 2020 30 January 2021 Group stage Winners 13 10 2 1 33 6 +27 076.92
FIFA Club World Cup 7 February 2021 11 February 2021 Semi-finals Fourth place 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 77 39 24 14 120 55 +65 050.65

Source: Competitions

Florida Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020 Florida Cup
15 January 2020 Palmeiras Brazil 0–0
(10–9 p)		 Colombia Atlético Nacional Orlando, United States
22:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic (United States)
Penalties
18 January 2020 New York City FC United States 1–2 Brazil Palmeiras Orlando, United States
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski (United States)

Campeonato Paulista[edit]

Main article: 2020 Campeonato Paulista

First stage[edit]

Palmeiras were drawn into Group B.[34] On 16 March 2020, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[35] On 16 July, the return of the competition was announced by the Federação Paulista de Futebol.[36]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 12 6 4 2 17 6 +11 22 Knockout stage
2 Santo André 12 6 2 4 14 13 +1 20
3 Novorizontino 12 4 7 1 12 8 +4 19
4 Botafogo 12 3 2 7 9 23 −14 11
Source: Soccerway


22 January 2020 1 Ituano 0–4 Palmeiras Itu
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Novelli Júnior
Attendance: 8,049
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
26 January 2020 2 Palmeiras 0–0 São Paulo Araraquara
16:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Arena da Fonte
Attendance: 15,173
Referee: Raphael Claus
29 January 2020 3 Palmeiras 4–0 Oeste São Paulo
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 14,748
Referee: Edina Alves Batista
2 February 2020 4 Red Bull Bragantino 2–1 Palmeiras Bragança Paulista
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
Attendance: 9,866
Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto
8 February 2020 5 Ponte Preta 0–1 Palmeiras Campinas
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 4,171
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores
16 February 2020 6 Palmeiras 3–1 Mirassol São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 26,538
Referee: Salim Fende Chavez
20 February 2020 7 Palmeiras 1–0 Guarani São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 19,086
Referee: Vinicius Furlan
29 February 2020 8 Santos 0–0 Palmeiras São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
7 March 2020 9 Palmeiras 1–1 Ferroviária São Paulo
17:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 27,467
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores
14 March 2020 10 Inter de Limeira 0–0 Palmeiras Limeira
16:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Major José Levy Sobrinho
Attendance: 13,761
Referee: Vinicius Furlan
22 July 2020 11 Corinthians 1–0 Palmeiras São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus
Note: Originally this match would be played on March 22 but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[36]
26 July 2020 12 Palmeiras 2–1 Água Santa São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
  • Uéderson Yellow card 54'
  • Lucas Silva 62'
  • Thomazella Yellow card 65'
  • Giovanni Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Douglas Marques das Flores
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 1 April 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[36]

Quarter-final[edit]

29 July 2020 Palmeiras 2–0 Santo André São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Semi-final[edit]

2 August 2020 Palmeiras 1–0 Ponte Preta São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Finals[edit]

5 August 2020 First leg Corinthians 0–0 Palmeiras São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus
8 August 2020 Second leg Palmeiras 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
(4–3 p)		 Corinthians São Paulo
16:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira
Penalties

Copa Libertadores[edit]

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage

The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[37][38][39]

On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date to be confirmed.[40] On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020.[41] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption.[42] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.[43][44]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Round of 16
2 Paraguay Guaraní 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 Copa Sudamericana
4 Argentina Tigre 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
4 March 2020 1 Tigre Argentina 0–2 Brazil Palmeiras Victoria, Argentina
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
10 March 2020 2 Palmeiras Brazil 3–1 Paraguay Guaraní São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 28,267
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
16 September 2020 3 Bolívar Bolivia 1–2 Brazil Palmeiras La Paz, Bolivia
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18 March 2020.
23 September 2020 4 Guaraní Paraguay 0–0 Brazil Palmeiras Asunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3
  • Morel Yellow card 60'
  • Romaña Yellow card 70'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 8 April 2020.
30 September 2020 5 Palmeiras Brazil 5–0 Bolivia Bolívar São Paulo, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 April 2020.
21 October 2020 6 Palmeiras Brazil 5–0 Argentina Tigre São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 May 2020.

Round of 16[edit]

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).[45][46]

25 November 2020 First leg Delfín Ecuador 1–3 Brazil Palmeiras Manta, Ecuador
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
2 December 2020 Second leg Palmeiras Brazil 5–0
(8–1 agg.)		 Ecuador Delfín São Paulo, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Quarterfinal[edit]

8 December 2020 First leg Libertad Paraguay 1–1 Brazil Palmeiras Asunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
15 December 2020 Second leg Palmeiras Brazil 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Paraguay Libertad São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Semifinal[edit]

5 January 2021 First leg River Plate Argentina 0–3 Brazil Palmeiras Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
12 January 2021 Second leg Palmeiras Brazil 0–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Argentina River Plate São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Final[edit]

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores Final
30 January 2021 Palmeiras Brazil 1–0 Brazil Santos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Série A[edit]

Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Fluminense 38 18 10 10 55 42 +13 64 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
6 Grêmio 38 14 17 7 53 40 +13 59 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7 Palmeiras 38 15 13 10 51 37 +14 58 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
8 Santos 38 14 12 12 52 51 +1 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
9 Athletico Paranaense 38 15 8 15 38 36 +2 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.[47]
Notes:
  1. ^ Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores and the 2020 Copa do Brasil.

Result by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ResultDDDWWDDWWDDDWLLLLWWWWLWDWLWWWDLLDDLWDL
Position5121395686464435778776555746656655666677
Source: CBF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The schedule was released on 27 February 2020.[48] Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil the tournament was rescheduled, starting on 8 August 2020 and concluding on 25 February 2021.[49]

12 August 2020 2 Fluminense 1–1 Palmeiras Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rafael Traci (Santa Catarina)
15 August 2020 3 Palmeiras 1–1 Goiás São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)
19 August 2020 4 Athletico Paranaense 0–1 Palmeiras Curitiba
19:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 0
Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)
23 August 2020 5 Palmeiras 2–1 Santos São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araújo (São Paulo)
29 August 2020 6 Bahia 1–1 Palmeiras Salvador
19:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Pituaçu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
2 September 2020 7 Palmeiras 1–1 Internacional São Paulo
21:30 UTC−3