# 2022 SE Palmeiras season

The 2022 season was the 108th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, Série A and Recopa Sudamericana.

## Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Vinícius |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Marcos Rocha |
| 4 | DF | CHI | Benjamín Kuscevic |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Jorge |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Dudu |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Zé Rafael |
| 9 | FW | URU | Miguel Merentiel |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Rony |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Wesley |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Mayke |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Luan |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Scarpa |
| 15 | DF | PAR | Gustavo Gómez (captain) |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Endrick |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ARG | José Manuel López |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Breno Lopes |
| 20 | MF | COL | Eduard Atuesta |
| 21 | GK | BRA | Weverton (vice-captain) |
| 22 | DF | URU | Joaquín Piquerez |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Raphael Veiga |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Menino |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Murilo |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Bruno Tabata |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Danilo |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Rafael Navarro |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Jailson |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Vanderlan |
| 42 | GK | BRA | Marcelo Lomba |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Eduard Atuesta | Los Angeles FC | Sign. | 13 December 2021 |
| GK | Marcelo Lomba | Internacional | Sign. | 14 December 2021 |
| FW | Rafael Navarro | Botafogo | Sign. | 22 December 2021 |
| MF | Jailson | Unattached | Sign. | 7 January 2022 |
| DF | Murilo | Lokomotiv Moscow | Sign. | 11 January 2022 |
| FW | Miguel Merentiel | Defensa y Justicia | Sign. | 18 May 2022 |
| FW | José Manuel López | Lanús | Sign. | 16 June 2022 |
| MF | Bruno Tabata | Sporting | ≅€5,000,000 | 8 August 2022 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Victor Luis | Ceará | Loan. | 5 January 2022 |
| MF | Danilo Barbosa | Nice | Loan return. | 6 January 2022 |
| MF | Lucas Lima | Fortaleza | Loan. | 11 January 2022 |
| MF | Matheus Fernandes | Athletico Paranaense | Loan. | 19 January 2022 |
| FW | Luiz Adriano | Antalyaspor | Contract terminated. | 1 February 2022 |
| MF | Patrick de Paula | Botafogo | Sign. | 20 March 2022 |
| DF | Renan | Red Bull Bragantino | Loan. | 8 April 2022 |
| FW | Deyverson | | Released. | 26 May 2022 |
| FW | Gabriel Veron | Porto | Sign. | 21 July 2022 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 9 April 2022 | 13 November 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 060.53 |
| Copa do Brasil | 30 April 2022 | 14 July 2022 | Third round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 075.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 23 January 2022 | 3 April 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 075.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 6 April 2022 | 6 September 2022 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 066.67 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 23 February 2022 | 2 March 2022 | Final | Winners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 139 | 48 | +91 | 065.28 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Paulista

Palmeiras was drawn into Group C.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 30 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ituano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 19 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Botafogo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 18 | |
| 4 | Mirassol | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |

#### Finals
### Copa Libertadores
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 18 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Independiente Petrolero | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 1 | |

#### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 May 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

#### Semi-finals
### Série A
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (C) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 81 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 73 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 70 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 62 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
* ↑ Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2022 Copa Libertadores. Since they also won the 2022 Copa do Brasil, the berth awarded to the Copa do Brasil champions (Copa Libertadores group stage) was passed over to the league's best placed team not already qualified.

#### Result by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Copa do Brasil
#### Third round

The draw for the third round was held on 28 March 2022. The order of the matches were announced later on the same day.

#### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 June 2022 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The order of the matches were announced later on the same day.

### Recopa Sudamericana

Palmeiras qualified for the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

## Statistics
### Overall statistics

| Games played | 72 (16 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Copa Libertadores, 38 Série A, 4 Copa do Brasil, 2 Recopa Sudamericana) |
| Games won | 47 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa Libertadores, 23 Série A, 3 Copa do Brasil, 1 Recopa Sudamericana) |
| Games drawn | 19 (3 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa Libertadores, 12 Série A, 0 Copa do Brasil, 1 Recopa Sudamericana) |
| Games lost | 6 (1 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa Libertadores, 3 Série A, 1 Copa do Brasil, 0 Recopa Sudamericana) |
| Goals scored | 139 |
| Goals conceded | 48 |
| Goal difference | +91 (+19 Campeonato Paulista, +29 Copa Libertadores, +39 Série A, +2 Copa do Brasil, +2 Recopa Sudamericana) |
| Clean sheets | 37 |
| Most clean sheets | Weverton (30) |
| Best result | 8–1 (vs. Independiente Petrolero, Copa Libertadores – April 12) |
| Worst result | 0–3 (vs. Internacional, Campeonato Brasileiro – November 12) |
| Yellow cards | 124 |
| Red cards | 8 |
| Top scorer | Rony (23 goals) |

### Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Copa Libertadores | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Recopa Sudamericana | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Rony | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Raphael Veiga | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Gustavo Scarpa | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | DF | 15 | Gómez | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | DF | 26 | Murilo | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | FW | 7 | Dudu | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Zé Rafael | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | FW | 29 | Rafael Navarro | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | 28 | Danilo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | 19 | Breno Lopes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | 11 | Wesley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 16 | Endrick | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 18 | López | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | 27 | Gabriel Veron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 25 | Gabriel Menino | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 9 | Merentiel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 13 | Luan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 30 | Jailson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 16 | Deyverson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 22 | Piquerez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 12 | Mayke | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | 20 | Atuesta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 36 | Vanderlan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |