Palmeiras overturns 3-0 deficit to reach Libertadores final

Palmeiras overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit to defeat LDU Quito 4-0 on Thursday night at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, rallying to a 4-3 aggregate victory and advancing to the Copa Libertadores final. Raphael Veiga scored twice in the second half after Ramon Sosa and Bruno Fuchs put the hosts ahead, completing one of the competition's most dramatic comebacks before a crowd of about 40,000.

Ramon Sosa opened the scoring in the 20th minute, and Bruno Fuchs doubled Palmeiras' lead deep into first-half stoppage time to leave the aggregate score at 3-2 at the break. Veiga pulled Palmeiras level on aggregate with a goal in the 68th minute, set up by a pass from Vitor Roque, and converted a penalty in the 82nd minute after LDU Quito conceded a foul in the box. The home side pressed for the remaining minutes to preserve the clean sheet that sealed the tie.

Palmeiras entered the return leg having been stunned 3-0 by LDU in Quito a week earlier, a result that left them with a steep task in São Paulo. The Brazilian club had also suffered a domestic setback in the days before the second leg, drawing goalless with Cruzeiro and stretching a winless run to three matches across competitions....