The Libertadores Cup 2022 began its most cherished phase in terms of teams: the group stage† In it, 32 clubs are trying to advance to the Round of 16, but there is only room for half, those who finish in first and second place in their respective zones. In the group A Nothing less than the defending champion appears, with one of the most demanding matches.
palm treeswinner of the 2021 edition by beating Flamengo in the final, his place as a seed was assured and the draw confirmed he would have no ‘tough’ rivals, at least at this initial stage: emelec from Ecuador, Sports Tachira from Venezuela and Oil independent from Bolivia.
Verdao has an overwhelming gait: they won the four they played, with 20 goals for and just two against, which allowed them to take first place in the round of 16, even with two games left.
below in GOALwe tell you everything there is to know group A†
LUMINAIRES
DATE 1
06/04/22 | 20:00 | Deportivo Tachira 0-4 Palmeiras
06/04/22 | 22:00 | Oil industry 1-1 Emelec
DATE 2
04/12/22 | 21:30 | Palmeiras 8-1 oil industry
22-04-22 | 21:00 | Emelec 1-1 Deportivo Tachira
DATE 3
22/04/22 | 18:15 | Oil Industry 1-2 Deportivo Táchira
22-04-22 | 19:00 | Emelec 1-3 Palmeiras
DATE 4
03/05/22 | 18:15 | Deportivo Tachira 1-4 Emelec
03/05/22 | 20:30 | Oil Industry 5-0 Palmeiras
DATE 5
18/05/22 | 19:00 | Palmeiras – Emelec
18/05/22 | 20:00 | Deportivo Táchira – Oil industry
DATE 6
24/05/22 | 19:30 | Emelec – Oil Industry
24/05/22 | 21:30 | Palmeiras – Deportivo Tachira
*All times are expressed in local time.
POSITION TABLE
| TEAM | pjs | PTSD | target difference |
|
Palm trees * |
4 |
12 |
+18 |
|
emelec |
4 |
5 |
+1 |
|
Sports Tachira |
4 |
3 |
-6 |
|
Oil independent |
4 |
a |
*Qualified for the round of 16
Source: Goal
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