# 2021 SE Palmeiras season

The 2021 season was the 107th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, Série A, Recopa Sudamericana, Supercopa do Brasil and FIFA Club World Cup.

## Squad information

    As of At the end of the season
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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Renan |
| 4 | DF | CHI | Benjamín Kuscevic |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Patrick de Paula |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Jorge |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Rony |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Zé Rafael |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Luan Silva (on loan from Vitória) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Luiz Adriano |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Wesley |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Mayke |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Luan |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Scarpa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | PAR | Gustavo Gómez (captain) |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Deyverson |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Danilo Barbosa |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Breno Lopes |
| 21 | GK | BRA | Weverton |
| 22 | DF | URU | Joaquín Piquerez |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Raphael Veiga |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Menino |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Victor Luis |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Veron |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Danilo |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Matheus Fernandes |
| 43 | FW | BRA | Dudu |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Victor Luis | Botafogo | Loan return. | 23 February 2021 |
| MF | Danilo Barbosa | Nice | Loan. | 23 March 2021 |
| DF | Juninho | Bahia | Loan Return. | 13 June 2021 |
| FW | Deyverson | Alavés | Loan return. | 16 June 2021 |
| FW | Dudu | Al-Duhail | Loan return. | 2 July 2021 |
| DF | Pedrão | Nacional | Loan return. | 2 July 2021 |
| MF | Iván Angulo | Cruzeiro | Loan Return. | 2 July 2021 |
| MF | Matheus Fernandes | Barcelona | Free transfer. | 9 July 2021 |
| MF | Jorge | Monaco | Sign. | 23 July 2021 |
| FW | Miguel Borja | Junior | Loan return. | 27 July 2021 |
| MF | Joaquín Piquerez | Peñarol | Sign. | 31 July 2021 |
| FW | Miguel Borja | Grêmio | Loan Return. | 23 December 2021 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Emerson Santos | Kashiwa Reysol | R$9,000,000 | 23 March 2021 |
| FW | Rafael Elias | Cuiabá | Loan. | 27 May 2021 |
| DF | Juninho | Midtjylland | R$5,000,000 | 13 July 2021 |
| DF | Alan Empereur | Verona | Loan return. | 17 June 2021 |
| DF | Pedrão | Portimonense | Loan. | 26 July 2021 |
| MF | Iván Angulo | Portimonense | Loan. | 26 July 2021 |
| DF | Lucas Esteves | Colorado Rapids | Loan with option to buy. | 1 August 2021 |
| FW | Miguel Borja | Grêmio | Loan. | 5 August 2021 |
| DF | Matías Viña | Roma | €13,000,000 | 8 August 2021 |
| FW | Lucas Lima | Fortaleza | Loan. | 25 August 2021 |
| MF | Felipe Melo | Fluminense | Released. | 4 December 2021 |
| GK | Jailson | Cruzeiro | Released. | 4 December 2021 |
| FW | Willian | Fluminense | Sign. | 21 December 2021 |
| FW | Miguel Borja | Junior Barranquilla | Sign. | 23 December 2021 |

## 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 | 30 May 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 052.63 |
| Copa do Brasil | 3 June 2021 | 9 June 2021 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 3 March 2021 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 050.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 21 April 2021 | 27 November 2021 | Group stage | Winners | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 069.23 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 7 April 2021 | 14 April 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Supercopa do Brasil | 11 April 2021 | 11 April 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 8 February 2022 | 12 February 2022 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 74 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 117 | 73 | +44 | 054.05 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Paulista

Palmeiras was drawn into Group C.

#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 23 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | Troféu do Interior |
| 4 | Ituano | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 13 | Troféu do Interior |

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

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Universitario | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 4 | |

#### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

#### Final
### Série A
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 84 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Flamengo | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 71 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 66 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 58 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
* ↑ Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

#### 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 | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

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

The draw for the third round was held on 23 April 2021 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

### Recopa Sudamericana

Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores.

### Supercopa do Brasil

Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 Supercopa do Brasil by winning the 2020 Copa do Brasil.

### FIFA Club World Cup

Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

#### Final
## Statistics
### Overall statistics

| Games played | 74 (16 Campeonato Paulista, 13 Copa Libertadores, 38 Série A, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Recopa Sudamericana, 1 Supercopa do Brasil, 2 FIFA Club World Cup) |
| Games won | 40 (8 Campeonato Paulista, 9 Copa Libertadores, 20 Série A, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Recopa Sudamericana, 0 Supercopa do Brasil, 1 FIFA Club World Cup) |
| Games drawn | 14 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 3 Copa Libertadores, 6 Série A, 0 Copa do Brasil, 0 Recopa Sudamericana, 1 Supercopa do Brasil, 0 FIFA Club World Cup) |
| Games lost | 20 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa Libertadores, 11 Série A, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Recopa Sudamericana, 0 Supercopa do Brasil, 1 FIFA Club World Cup) |
| Goals scored | 117 |
| Goals conceded | 73 |
| Goal difference | +44 (+9 Campeonato Paulista, +19 Copa Libertadores, +15 Série A, 0 Copa do Brasil, 0 Recopa Sudamericana, 0 Supercopa do Brasil, +1 FIFA Club World Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 30 |
| Most clean sheets | Weverton (19) |
| Best result | 6–0 (vs. Universitario, Copa Libertadores – May 27) |
| Worst result | 0–2 (vs. São Paulo, Campeonato Paulista – May 23) 1–3 (vs. Red Bull Bragantino, Campeonato Brasileiro – June 23) 0–2 (vs. Atlético Mineiro, Campeonato Brasileiro – August 14) 0–2 (vs. Cuiabá, Campeonato Brasileiro – August 22) 1–3 (vs. Flamengo, Campeonato Brasileiro – September 12) 2–4 (vs. Red Bull Bragantino, Campeonato Brasileiro – October 9) 0–2 (vs. São Paulo, Campeonato Brasileiro – November 17) |
| Yellow cards | 159 |
| Red cards | 13 |
| Top scorer | Raphael Veiga (20 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 | Supercopa do Brasil | FIFA Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 23 | Raphael Veiga | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Rony | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 29 | Willian | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 14 | Gustavo Scarpa | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 19 | Breno Lopes | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Luiz Adriano | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Wesley | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 16/9 | Deyverson | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 43 | Dudu | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 28 | Danilo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Gustavo Gómez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 5 | Patrick de Paula | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Zé Rafael | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Lucas Lima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 17 | Matías Viña | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 25 | Gabriel Menino | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 49 | Gabriel Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 37 | Rafael Elias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Renan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 48 | Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 18 | Danilo Barbosa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Lucas Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 26 | Victor Luis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Marcos Rocha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 13 | Luan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 30 | Felipe Melo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 41 | Giovanni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 27 | Gabriel Veron | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 36 | Kevin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |