Match Report
10 points and 3 places separated them: Liverpool 4th with 4, Palmeiras 1st with 14. Liverpool's recent output lagged their position: 25th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Liverpool were scoring 1 and conceding 2.33, Palmeiras 2.33 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Palmeiras had not lost in 5 games.
Complejo Daniel Marsicano in Montevideo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Palmeiras led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-5.