Headline: Palmeiras’ continental route continues after Liga de Quito shootout
SEO title: Palmeiras eliminate Liga de Quito on penalties as Abel Ferreira reaches another semi-final
SEO description: Palmeiras, with Flaco López and Agustín Giay in the starting side, knocked out Liga de Quito in a penalty shootout, extending Abel Ferreira’s strong record in continental knockout football.
Palmeiras’ continental journey has taken them beyond Liga de Quito, with the São Paulo club prevailing on penalties in a tie that kept Abel Ferreira’s side on course for another semi-final appearance. It was a hard-fought passage against Ecuadorian opposition, decided from the spot rather than by a clear margin over the tie.
Flaco López began the match for Verdão, as did Agustín Giay, underlining the importance of the occasion for a Palmeiras team built around familiar figures and a coach who has made deep continental runs a regular feature of his time in charge.
For Ferreira, the result adds to an imposing record in the competition’s latter stages. The Portuguese coach has fallen short of the semi-finals only once during his Palmeiras tenure, a measure of the consistency the club have found in South America under his leadership.
With Liga de Quito eliminated, Palmeiras move on carrying both the relief of a shootout victory and the weight of a continental standard they have repeatedly set under Ferreira.
