emirates7 - Palmeiras staged a late comeback to draw 2-2 with Inter Miami on Monday, securing the top spot in Group A and advancing to the Club World Cup last 16 — a result that also saw both teams progress to the knockout stage.
Inter Miami had taken a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez, but Palmeiras equalized in the final 10 minutes with goals from Paulinho and Mauricio.
Both sides ended the group stage with five points, but Palmeiras topped the group on goal difference, while Inter Miami settled for second. Al-Ahly and Porto were eliminated following a 4-4 draw.
Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi, will now face his former club Paris Saint-Germain — where he played from 2021 to 2023 — in the next round. Palmeiras will meet Brazilian rivals Botafogo in a domestic showdown for a place in the quarter-finals.
Inter Miami remains the sole Major League Soccer (MLS) representative in the last 16 after LAFC and the Seattle Sounders exited the competition.
Inter Miami had taken a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez, but Palmeiras equalized in the final 10 minutes with goals from Paulinho and Mauricio.
Both sides ended the group stage with five points, but Palmeiras topped the group on goal difference, while Inter Miami settled for second. Al-Ahly and Porto were eliminated following a 4-4 draw.
Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi, will now face his former club Paris Saint-Germain — where he played from 2021 to 2023 — in the next round. Palmeiras will meet Brazilian rivals Botafogo in a domestic showdown for a place in the quarter-finals.
Inter Miami remains the sole Major League Soccer (MLS) representative in the last 16 after LAFC and the Seattle Sounders exited the competition.