Cold head, warm heart. After a first half in which the opponent was superior, losing 2-1 (with the possibility of an even more elastic score), Abel Ferreira’s Palmeiras once again showed the power to react. Alviverde organized itself in the final stage and achieved a great 3-2 victory over Independiente del Valle, away from home, in the third round of the Libertadores group stage.
Independiente del Valle x Palmeiras – Best Moments
This was the second comeback victory in the Libertadores and the fourth of the year for Palmeiras, who, since the arrival of the Portuguese coach*, in November 2020, has shown a cool head to recover during the games. Another example is the unforgettable 4-3 victory over Botafogo, away from home, in the run to the 2024 Brazilian title.
But is Alviverde, since Abel’s arrival, the Serie A team with the most triumphs after being behind on the scoreboard? We went after the data.
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Flamengo – Goals – 4th round of Brasileirão 2023
The 3-2 over Del Valle was Palmeiras’ 21st comeback victory with Abel Ferreira. In the same period, Athletico-PR had 22 and leads the ranking. In 2024, Furacão, alongside Grêmio, was the Serie A team that won the most after being behind on the scoreboard, with 10 victories.
For this research, we only considered teams that competed in Série A from 2020 to 2024. In other words, clubs such as Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, Santos and Vasco are not included in the count because they competed in Série B at some point in the period. See the ranking below:
Teams with the most turnovers since November/2020
| Team | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | TOTAL |
| Athletico-PR | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | two | 22 |
| Palm trees | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Fluminense | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Flamengo | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Atlético-MG | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| São Paulo | 4 | two | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| Bragantino | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| International | two | two | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Corinthians | two | two | two | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Strength | 1 | 5 | two | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Among the elite teams that competed in Series B from 2020 to now, Grêmio has had the most comeback victories, with 15. It is followed by Botafogo and Santos (12), Cruzeiro (9) and Vasco (6).
Athletico’s comeback victories since November 2020
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Fortaleza (Brazilian 2020)
Athletico-PR 3 x 1 Cascavel CR (Paranaense 2021)
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Atlético-GO (Brazilian 2021)
Fluminense 1 x 4 Athletico (Brazilian 2021)
Athletico-PR 4 x 2 LDU (Sul-Americana 2021)
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Youth (Brazilian 2021)
Youth 1 x 3 Athletico-PR (Brazilian 2022)
Bahia 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Brazil Cup 2022)
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Bahia (Brazil Cup 2022)
Atlético-MG 2 x 3 Athletico-PR (Brazilian 2022)
São Joseense 2 x 3 Athletico-PR (Paranaense 2023)
Athletico-PR 3 x 1 Operário-PR (Paranaense 2023)
FC Cascavel 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Paranaense 2023)
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 CRB (Copa do Brasil 2023)
Libertad 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Libertadores 2023)
Athletico-PR 2 x 1 Flamengo (Brazilian 2023)
Athletico-PR 3 x 2 Coritiba (Brazilian 2023)
Athletico-PR 3 x 2 Botafogo (Brazil Cup 2023)
Grêmio 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Brazilian 2023)
Athletico-PR 3 x 2 América-MG (Brazilian 2023)
Londrina 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Paranaense 2024)
Operário-PR 1 x 2 Athletico-PR (Paranaense 2024)
Palmeiras’ comeback victories since November 2020
Guarani 1 x 2 Palmeiras (Paulista 2021)
Palmeiras 2 x 1 América-MG (Brazilian 2021)
Palmeiras 3 x 2 Bahia (Brazilian 2021)
Palmeiras 2 x 1 Sport (Brazilian 2021)
Grêmio 1 x 3 Palmeiras (Brazilian 2021)
Palmeiras 8 x 1 Independiente Petrolero (Libertadores 2022)
Palmeiras 2 x 1 Juazeirense (Brazil Cup 2022)
Palmeiras 4 x 2 Atlético-GO (Brazilian 2022)
São Paulo 1 x 2 Palmeiras (Brazilian 2022)
Botafogo 1 x 3 Palmeiras (Brazilian 2022)
Athletico-PR 1 x 3 Palmeiras (Brazilian 2022)
Palmeiras 2 x 1 América-MG (Brazilian 2022)
Palmeiras 4 x 3 Flamengo (Brazilian Super Cup 2023)
Palmeiras 4 x 2 Tombense (Brazil Cup 2023)
Palmeiras 2 x 1 Cerro Porteño (Libertadores 2023)
Palmeiras 4 x 2 Barcelona de Guayaquil (Libertadores 2023)
Botafogo 3 x 4 Palmeiras (Brazilian 2023)
Palmeiras 3 x 2 Inter de Limeira (Paulista 2024)
Palmeiras 3 x 1 Mirassol (Paulista 2024)
Palmeiras 3 x 1 Liverpool-URU (Libertadores 2024)
Independiente del Valle 2 x 3 Palmeiras (Libertadores 2024)
*Methodology: we consider a comeback victory to be any victory that a team achieves after being behind at some point in the game. The period used in the research is since November 3, 2020, when Abel Ferreira arrived at Palmeiras.
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