Cerro Porteño vs Palmeiras

Cerro Porteño and Palmeiras shared a tense 1-1 draw at La Nueva Olla in Asunción, with the drama peaking deep in stoppage time when Matías Pérez twice cleared off the line to deny the Brazilians a winner. Jhon Arias opened the scoring on 32 minutes, finishing smartly after Marlon Freitas split the defence for Allan to tee him up. Cerro drew level on 71 minutes through a wildly fortunate effort from Juan Manuel Iturbe — his left-footed shot deflected off Murilo, clipped the post, and trickled in off keeper Carlos Miguel's back. Allan had earlier headed against the crossbar (29'), hinting at a bigger Palmeiras win that never materialised. The result leaves Palmeiras second in Group F on five points, one behind leaders Sporting Cristal. Cerro Porteño climb to four points and stay firmly in contention — a resilient share against one of South America's heavyweights keeps their Libertadores campaign very much alive.