In the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores, Atletico MG will host the winners of this cup in the last two years, Palmeiras. I see Palmeiras as a favourite to win in this two-legged game. The Brazilian champions finished first in the group stage but struggled against Club Sport Emelec of Ecuador in the next round of 16. Against the Ecuadorians, it was only enough for a draw in the first leg and a 1-0 win in the second leg. Coach Cuca's eleven have also recently gotten out of step in league operations. Only one win from the last five games shows the slump and recently there were even two painful defeats against Corinthians and Internacional. The main reason for weak results is their main star Hulk, who is not performing like last year and he scored only one goal in the last seven games. While the hosts, as described, did not play convincingly in the previous round of 16, the defending champions did not show any weakness: Club Cerro Porteno was played against the wall with 3-0 and 5-0. Coach Abel Ferreira is also currently leading Serie A with his team. The third of the last edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro is also very consistent in the domestic league. After 20 rounds of play, "Verdao" has only two defeats! Moreover, no team in the top Brazilian division scores more goals and concedes fewer goals at the same time. I think Palmeiras is a better squad right now, they have good momentum and I expect them to show their quality and not to lose in Belo Horizonte tonight.

My prediction;

Outcome: Palmeiras +0

南美解放者杯1/4决赛，马竞将主场迎战近两年本次杯赛的冠军帕尔梅拉斯。我认为帕尔梅拉斯是这场两回合比赛中获胜的最爱。巴西冠军在小组赛中获得第一名，但在下一轮16强中与厄瓜多尔体育俱乐部埃梅莱克苦苦挣扎。对阵厄瓜多尔人，仅够首回合战平，次回合1-0取胜。库卡教练的 11 人最近在联赛运营中也步履蹒跚。过去五场比赛中只有一场胜利显示了低迷，最近甚至有两场惨败给科林蒂安和国际队。成绩不佳的主要原因是他们的主力球星胡尔克，他的表现不如去年，最近七场比赛只打进一球。如上所述，东道主在上一轮 16 强赛中的表现并不令人信服，但卫冕冠军并没有表现出任何弱点：塞罗波尔蒂诺俱乐部以 3-0 和5-0。教练阿贝尔费雷拉目前也带领他的球队带领意甲联赛。上一届Campeonato Brasileiro的第三个在国内联赛中也很稳定。打了20轮，《Verdao》只输了两场！此外，在巴西顶级联赛中，没有哪支球队在同一时间进球更多而失球更少。我认为帕尔梅拉斯现在是一支更好的球队，他们有很好的势头，我希望他们能够展示自己的实力，并且不会在今晚的贝洛奥里藏特输球。

预测：帕尔梅拉斯不败