The World Is a Ball: Palmeiras holds the record for consecutive wins in Libertadores; discover other brands in a quiz

Current two-time champions of Libertadores, Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira, Dudu, Rony, Gustavo Gómez (this Paraguayan defender is impressive, who has scored many headed goals) and company broke on Wednesday night (6), when they scored Cerro Porteño at Allianz Parque. 5-0, a record in the competition.

The alviverde team reached, in the return game of the round of 16, nine consecutive victories in the continental tournament (starting with a 2-1 over Flamengo in the 2021 final), thus surpassing the marks of Peñarol (1966), Estudiantes (1968- 1970), Cruzeiro (1976), Vasco (2001) and Santos (2007), all with eight consecutive triumphs.

Palmeiras will face Atlético-MG in the quarterfinals, in the first two weeks of August, which holds another impressive record in Libertadores: the unbeaten record. Galos haven’t lost since 2019 in the tournament, accumulating a streak of 18 games winning or drawing.

Below are other records recorded in the competition that has existed since 1960. By the way, reader, take the quiz to test your knowledge related to these brands.

​1) The team with seven titles in the Libertadores is:

a) Boca Juniors (Argentina)

b) São Paulo (Brazil)

c) Independiente (Argentina)

d) Penarol (Uruguay)

two) The country with a record of titles, with 25, is:

to Brazil

b) Argentina

c) Uruguay

d) Colombia

3) The team with the most participations in the tournament, with 49, is:

a) National (Uruguay)

b) Palmeiras (Brazil)

c) River Plate (Argentina)

d) Colo-Colo (Chile)

4) The team that scored the most (11-2, in 1970, against the Venezuelan Valencia) is:

a) Boca Juniors (Argentina)

b) Penarol (Uruguay)

c) Olympia (Paraguay)

d) Santos (Brazil)

5) The player who played the most times in the competition (113 matches) is:

a) Rogério Ceni (São Paulo, goalkeeper)

b) Ever Hugo Almeida (Olimpia-PAR, goalkeeper)

c) Carlos Borja (Bolivar-BOL, midfielder)

d) Vladimir Soria (Bolivar-BOL, midfielder)

6) The top scorer in the competition (54 goals) is:

a) the Ecuadorian Alberto Spencer (Peñarol-URU and Barcelona-EQU)

b) the Uruguayan Fernando Morena (Peñarol-URU)

c) Brazilian Luizão (Corinthians, Grêmio, São Paulo and Vasco)

d) Brazilian Pele (Santos)

7) The top scorer in a single edition (17 goals) is:

a) Argentine Daniel Onega (River Plate, in 1966)

b) the Brazilian Palhinha (Cruzeiro, in 1976)

c) the Brazilian Jardel (Grêmio, in 1995)

d) the Paraguayan Salvador Cabañas (América-MEX, in 2007)

Answers: 1(c); 2(b); 3(a); 4(b); 5(b); 6(a); 7(a)