2018 SE Palmeiras season

The 2018 season was the 104th in SE Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and the Série A.

Palmeiras

2018 season
President	Maurício Galiotte
Coach	Roger Machado (Until July 25)[1] Wesley Carvalho (interim) Paulo Turra (interim) Felipão (August 3–)[2]
Stadium	Allianz Parque
Série A	Champions
Campeonato Paulista	Runners-up
Copa Libertadores	Semifinal
Copa do Brasil	Semifinal
Top goalscorer	League: Willian (10 goals) All: Miguel Borja (20 goals)
Highest home attendance	41,256 (vs. Vitória – December 2)
Lowest home attendance	22,597 (vs. São Caetano – March 5)
Average home league attendance	32,476
Home colors Away colors Third colors
← 2017 2019 →

Players

Squad information

As of 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 Fernando Prass (vice-captain) 2 DF  BRA Marcos Rocha (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 3 DF  BRA Edu Dracena 4 DF  ARG Nicolás Freire (on loan from Torque) 5 MF  BRA Thiago Santos 6 DF  BRA Diogo Barbosa 7 FW  BRA Dudu (captain) 9 FW  COL Miguel Borja 10 MF  BRA Moisés 12 DF  BRA Mayke (on loan from Cruzeiro) 13 DF  BRA Luan 14 MF  BRA Gustavo Scarpa 15 DF  PAR Gustavo Gómez (on loan from Milan) 16 FW  BRA Deyverson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  BRA Jean 18 MF  VEN Alejandro Guerra 19 MF  BRA Bruno Henrique 20 MF  BRA Lucas Lima 21 GK  BRA Weverton 25 DF  BRA Antônio Carlos 26 DF  BRA Victor Luis 28 MF  BRA Hyoran 29 FW  BRA Willian 30 MF  BRA Felipe Melo 37 FW  BRA Artur 39 MF  BRA Vitinho 42 GK  BRA Jailson 44 DF  BRA Pedrão

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Emerson Santos	Botafogo	Sign.	August 16, 2017	[3]
DF	Diogo Barbosa	Cruzeiro	Sign.	November 17, 2017	[4]
MF	Lucas Lima	Santos	Sign.	November 30, 2017	[5]
GK	Weverton	Atlético Paranaense	R$2,000,000.	December 15, 2017	[6][7]
DF	Marcos Rocha	Atlético Mineiro	Loan.	December 27, 2017	[8]
DF	Victor Luis	Botafogo	Loan return.	January 3, 2018	[9]
DF	Pedrão	Youth system	Sign.	January 3, 2018	[10]
MF	Agustín Allione	Bahia	Loan return.	January 3, 2018	[11]
FW	Artur	Londrina	Loan return.	January 3, 2018	[12]
DF	Thiago Martins	Bahia	Loan return.	January 3, 2018	[12]
MF	Gustavo Scarpa	Fluminense	Free transfer.	January 15, 2018	[13]
DF	Nicolás Freire	PEC Zwolle	Loan.	June 25, 2018	[14]
MF	Vitinho	Barcelona B	Loan return.	June 27, 2018	[15][16]
DF	Gustavo Gómez	Milan	Loan.	July 31, 2018	[17]
MF	Daiju Sasaki	Vissel Kobe	Loan.	August 14, 2018	[18]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Zé Roberto		Retired.	November 25, 2017	[19]
DF	Egídio	Cruzeiro	Sign.	November 29, 2017	[20]
MF	Arouca	Atlético Mineiro	Loan.	December 14, 2017	[21]
GK	Vinicius Silvestre	Ponte Preta	Loan.	December 15, 2017	[22]
FW	Erik	Atlético Mineiro	Loan.	December 18, 2017	[23]
FW	Róger Guedes	Atlético Mineiro	Loan.	December 27, 2017	[8]
DF	João Pedro	Bahia	Loan.	December 30, 2017	[24]
MF	Raphael Veiga	Atlético Paranaense	Loan.	January 2, 2018	[25]
DF	Yerry Mina	Barcelona	R$48,000,000.	January 10, 2018	[26][27]
MF	Agustín Allione	Bahia	Loan	January 26, 2018	[28]
DF	Fabiano	Internacional	Loan	March 10, 2018	[29]
DF	Juninho	Atlético Mineiro	Loan	April 27, 2018	[30]
MF	Michel Bastos	Sport	Loan	April 28, 2018	[31]
MF	Tchê Tchê	Dynamo Kyiv	R$20,400,000	June 3, 2018	[32]
FW	Róger Guedes	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Loan.	July 13, 2018	[33]
FW	Keno	Pyramids FC	R$37,800,000	June 25, 2018	[34]
DF	João Pedro	FC Porto	R$16,100,000	July 7, 2018	[35]
GK	Daniel Fuzato	Roma	R$2,100,000	July 9, 2018	[36]
DF	Emerson Santos	Internacional	Loan.	July 16, 2018	[37]
DF	Thiago Martins	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan.	August 14, 2018	[38][39]

Transfer summary

Expenditure Summer: R$0 Winter: R$2m Total: R$2m

Income Summer: R$79.2m Winter: R$48m Total: R$127.2m

Net totals Summer: R$79.2m Winter: R$46m Total: R$125.2m ($31m USD)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	16 April 2018	2 December 2018	Matchday 1	Winners	38	23	11	4	64	26	+38	060.53
Copa do Brasil	9 May 2018	26 September 2018	Round of 16	Semi-Finals	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	033.33
Campeonato Paulista	18 January 2018	8 April 2018	Matchday 1	Runners-up	18	12	2	4	30	11	+19	066.67
Copa Libertadores	1 March 2018	31 October 2018	Group stage	Semi-Finals	12	8	2	2	22	8	+14	066.67
Total					74	45	18	11	121	48	+73	060.81

Source: Competitions

Friendlies

Palmeiras v Atibaia

January 12 Closed-door	Palmeiras	1–0	Atibaia	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC−2)	Willian	Report		Stadium: Academia de Futebol
Note: Match was disputed with three halves.

Mid-season friendlies

During the break for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Palmeiras disputed three friendly matches, two in Panama and one in Costa Rica.^[40][41]

Árabe Unido v Palmeiras

June 30	Árabe Unido	0–2	Palmeiras	Panama City, Panama
21:30 UTC−3	Brown  55'	Report	Hyoran 12' Willian 22'  49' Thiago Santos  67'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Victor Rios (Panama)

Independiente Medellín v Palmeiras

July 4	Independiente Medellín	0–2	Palmeiras	Panama City, Panama
22:00 UTC−3	Moreno  71' Anchico  84' Mosquera  89'	Report	Bruno Henrique 17' Felipe Melo  43' Deyverson 63' Antônio Carlos  85' Thiago Santos  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Alajuelense v Palmeiras

July 8	Alajuelense	0–6	Palmeiras	La Sabana, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−3		Report	Bruno Henrique 15' Hyoran 41', 57', 59' Gustavo Scarpa 55', 67'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Campeonato Paulista

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Paulista

First stage

Palmeiras was drawn on the Group C.^[42]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	12	8	2	2	19	8	+11	26	knockout stage
2	Novorizontino	12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20
3	São Bento	12	4	5	3	11	8	+3	17
4	Ferroviária	12	2	7	3	11	12	−1	13

Source: Soccerway

Palmeiras v Santo André

January 18 1	Palmeiras	3–1	Santo André	São Paulo
19:30 (UTC−2)	Willian 27' Lucas Lima 36' Keno 83'	Report	João Lucas 58' Walterson  66'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 31,678 Referee: Salim Fende Chavez

Botafogo-SP v Palmeiras

January 21 2	Botafogo-SP	0–1	Palmeiras	Ribeirão Preto
17:00 (UTC−2)		Report	Borja 53'	Stadium: Santa Cruz Attendance: 18,194 Referee: Raphael Claus

Palmeiras v Red Bull Brasil

January 25 3	Palmeiras	2–1	Red Bull Brasil	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−2)	Thiago Santos 45+2', 87',  46' Victor Luis  58'	Report	Deivid 23' Nininho  39' Rodrigo Andrade  66'  79' Júlio César  68' Éder  81'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 26,559 Referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho

Bragantino v Palmeiras

January 28 4	Bragantino	0–2	Palmeiras	Bragança Paulista
17:00 (UTC−2)	Ewerton  10' Adenilson  32' Lázaro  84'	Report	Keno 63' Dudu 71'	Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 7,775 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

Palmeiras v Santos

February 4 5	Palmeiras	2–1	Santos	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC−2)	Antônio Carlos 2' Lucas Lima  25' Tchê Tchê  45+1' Borja 49' Felipe Melo  72' Victor Luis  89'	Report	Caju  5' Arthur Gomes  36' Renato 62' Alison  71' Copete  79'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 37,867 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Mirassol v Palmeiras

February 10 6	Mirassol	0–2	Palmeiras	Mirassol
19:00 (UTC−2)	Douglas Baggio  15' Paulinho  45' Jesiel  84' André Luis  87'	Report	Borja 23' Antônio Carlos  30' Dudu 85' (pen.) Felipe Melo  86'	Stadium: Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia Attendance: 11,967 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Palmeiras v Linense

February 15 7	Palmeiras	2–2	Linense	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−2)	Borja 3', 51',  42' Felipe Melo  90+1'	Report	Adalberto 43' Marcão Silva  61' Murilo Henrique 75'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 25,712 Referee: Lucas Canetto Bellote

Ponte Preta v Palmeiras

February 18 8	Ponte Preta	0–0	Palmeiras	Campinas
19:30 (UTC−3)	Fellipe Cardoso  35' João Vitor  66' Marciel  76'	Report	Michel Bastos  23' Antônio Carlos  78'	Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 3,401 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

Corinthians v Palmeiras

February 24 9	Corinthians	2–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
17:00 (UTC−3)	Fagner  25' Rodriguinho 39' Clayson  73', 83' (pen.)	Report	Lucas Lima  26' Jailson  60' Dudu  80' Borja  90+1'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 42,178 Referee: Raphael Claus

Palmeiras v São Caetano

March 5 10	Palmeiras	0–1	São Caetano	São Paulo
20:30 (UTC−3)	Moisés  85' Gustavo Scarpa  90+4'	Report	Chiquinho 6' Esley  84' Paes  90+2' Alex Reinaldo  90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 22,597 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Palmeiras v São Paulo

March 8 11	Palmeiras	2–0	São Paulo	São Paulo
20:30 (UTC−3)	Antônio Carlos 9' Victor Luis  19' Borja 31' Felipe Melo  37' Bruno Henrique  66' Thiago Martins  70'	Report	Marcos Guilherme  19' Hudson  28' Petros  76' Shaylon  80'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 34,916 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Ituano v Palmeiras

March 11 12	Ituano	0–3	Palmeiras	Itu
17:00 (UTC−3)	Marcos Serrato  39'	Report	Gustavo Scarpa 43', 62' Fernando  78', 79'	Stadium: Novelli Júnior Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo

Quarterfinal

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

Novorizontino v Palmeiras

March 17 First leg	Novorizontino	0–3	Palmeiras	Novo Horizonte
19:00 UTC−3	Tony  18' Cléo Silva  41'	Report	Dudu 20' (pen.) Victor Luis  45' Thiago Martins  55' Borja  62' Antônio Carlos  75' Willian 76' Bruno Henrique  87' Keno 88'	Stadium: Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi Attendance: 8,121 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Palmeiras v Novorizontino

March 21 Second leg	Palmeiras	5–0 (8–0 agg.)	Novorizontino	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique 6' Keno 18' Willian 34' Dudu 45+1' Papagaio 79'	Report	Éder  32' Thallyson  43' Alisson Safira  50' Jonatan Lima  55'  63'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 25,446 Referee: Vinicius Furlan

Semifinal

Santos v Palmeiras

March 24 First leg	Santos	0–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Daniel Guedes  32' Alison  42'	Report	Willian 11' Antônio Carlos  33' Thiago Santos  90' Dudu  90+4'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 16,916 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza

Palmeiras v Santos

March 27 Second leg	Palmeiras	1–2 (2–2 agg.) (5–3 p)	Santos	São Paulo
20:30 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique 16' Willian  36' Felipe Melo  49'	Report	Eduardo Sasha 13',  35' Alison  14' Rodrygo 39' Lucas Veríssimo  41' David Braz  44' Daniel Guedes  83'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 34,743 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza
	Penalties
	Dudu Tchê Tchê Victor Luis Moisés Guerra		Gabriel Jean Mota Diogo Vitor Arthur Gomes

Final

Corinthians v Palmeiras

March 31 First leg	Corinthians	0–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:30 UTC−3	Henrique  45+3' Clayson  45+3' Romero  58' Gabriel  70' Maycon  73'	Report	Borja 6',  45+3' Willian  23' Felipe Melo  45+3' Lucas Lima  53' Bruno Henrique  67' Dudu  72' Thiago Santos  75'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 43,535 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

Palmeiras v Corinthians

April 8 Second leg	Palmeiras	0–1 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p)	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Dudu  54' Moisés  78'	Report	Rodriguinho 1',  90+8' Cássio  16' Romero  51' Fagner  65' Balbuena  71'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 41,227 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza
	Penalties
	Dudu Victor Luis Lucas Lima Marcos Rocha Moisés		Danilo Romero Lucca Fagner Maycon

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage

The draw was held on December 20, 2017.^[43] Palmeiras was drawn on Group 8.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	16	Round of 16
2	Boca Juniors	6	2	3	1	8	4	+4	9
3	Junior	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7	Copa Sudamericana
4	Alianza Lima	6	0	1	5	1	13	−12	1

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Junior v Palmeiras

March 1 1	Junior	0–3	Palmeiras	Barranquilla, Colombia
21:30 (UTC−3)	Gutiérrez  9' Piedrahita  38'	Report	Bruno Henrique 19', 70',  35' Borja  44', 51'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Palmeiras v Alianza Lima

April 3 2	Palmeiras	2–0	Alianza Lima	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (UTC−3)	Thiago Martins 10' Borja 45' Felipe Melo  82'	Report	Duclós  28'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 30,456 Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Palmeiras v Boca Juniors

April 11 3	Palmeiras	1–1	Boca Juniors	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 (UTC−3)	Felipe Melo  12' Keno 89',  90'	Report	Magallán  37' Tevez 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 37,192 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Boca Juniors v Palmeiras

April 25 4	Boca Juniors	0–2	Palmeiras	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 (UTC−3)	Ábila  40' Magallán  41' Pérez  77' Nández  86'	Report	Keno 39',  54' Lucas Lima 66' Marcos Rocha  75' Hyoran  87'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Alianza Lima v Palmeiras

May 3 5	Alianza Lima	1–3	Palmeiras	Lima, Peru
21:30 (UTC−3)	Garro  30' Velarde  38' Duclós  52' Cruzado 71' (pen.) Quevedo  83'	Report	Willian 19' Hyoran 31' Borja 66' Luan  70'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Palmeiras v Junior

May 16 6	Palmeiras	3–1	Junior	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 (UTC−3)	Emerson Santos  41' Borja 51', 59', 68'	Report	Gutiérrez 66' Piedrahita  78'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 25,787 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Round of 16

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.^[44][45]

Cerro Porteño v Palmeiras

August 9 First leg	Cerro Porteño	0–2	Palmeiras	Asunción, Paraguay
21:45 UTC−3	Rojas  34' Palau  53' Churín  72'	Report	Moisés  1' Borja 46', 70' Dudu  73'	Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Palmeiras v Cerro Porteño

August 30 Second leg	Palmeiras	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Cerro Porteño	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Felipe Melo  5' Deyverson  90+3' Edu Dracena  90+5'	Report	Churín  8' Arzamendia 56' Rojas  64' Novick  89' Cáceres  90+3' Escobar  90+3' Palau  90+9'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 33,204 Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)

Quarterfinal

Colo-Colo v Palmeiras

September 20 First leg	Colo-Colo	0–2	Palmeiras	Santiago, Chile
21:45 UTC−3	Baeza  66' Insaurralde  80' Pérez  90+7'	Report	Bruno Henrique 2',  38' Thiago Santos  45+1' Dudu 77'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Palmeiras v Colo-Colo

October 3 Second leg	Palmeiras	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Colo-Colo	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Dudu 36' Borja 52' (pen.)	Report	Zaldivia  26'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 37,950 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Semifinal

Boca Juniors v Palmeiras

October 24 First leg	Boca Juniors	2–0	Palmeiras	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Zárate  22' Olaza  28' Villa  62' Benedetto 83', 87'	Report	Bruno Henrique  21' Gómez  29'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Palmeiras v Boca Juniors

October 31 Second leg	Palmeiras	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Boca Juniors	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Felipe Melo  26' Luan  41', 52' Gómez 60' (pen.),  75'	Report	Ábila 17',  56' Pérez  67' Benedetto 69'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 40,299 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras (C)	38	23	11	4	64	26	+38	80	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Flamengo	38	21	9	8	59	29	+30	72
3	Internacional	38	19	12	7	51	29	+22	69
4	Grêmio	38	18	12	8	48	27	+21	66
5	São Paulo	38	16	15	7	46	34	+12	63	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions

Matches

The match schedule was released on February 5, 2018.^[46]

Botafogo v Palmeiras

April 16 1	Botafogo	1–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3	Igor Rabello 81' Marcinho  90+2'	Report	Diogo Barbosa  33' Guerra 53' Marcos Rocha  63' Felipe Melo  67' Dudu  80'	Stadium: Engenhão Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Internacional

April 22 2	Palmeiras	1–0	Internacional	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Dudu 39' Bruno Henrique  42' Felipe Melo  90+1'	Report	Iago  37' Rodrigo Dourado  78'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 23,236 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v Chapecoense

April 29 3	Palmeiras	0–0	Chapecoense	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Diogo Barbosa  53' Dudu  53' Borja  60' Deyverson  71'	Report	Wellington Paulista  28' Rafael Thyere  39' Arthur  42' Bruno Pacheco  54' Amaral  70' Elicarlos  81'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 30,617 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais)

Atlético Paranaense v Palmeiras

May 6 4	Atlético Paranaense	1–3	Palmeiras	Curitiba
16:00 UTC−3	Thiago Carleto  8' Pablo 89'	Report	Felipe Melo  8' Bruno Henrique 43' Lucas Lima  55' Marcos Rocha 59' Willian 84'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 20,417 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva (Sergipe)

Corinthians v Palmeiras

May 13 5	Corinthians	1–0	Palmeiras	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Rodriguinho 37' Maycon  80' Mantuan  85'	Report	Edu Dracena  18' Borja  73' Dudu  81'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 34,967 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Bahia

May 19 6	Palmeiras	3–0	Bahia	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Willian 2' Antônio Carlos 32',  69' Borja 41',  43' Lucas Lima  45+2'	Report	Lucas Fonseca  21' Gregore  90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 26,351 Referee: Rafael Traci (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Sport

May 26 7	Palmeiras	2–3	Sport	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Felipe Melo  19' Keno 32' Diogo Barbosa  45' Marcos Rocha  56' Hyoran 81'	Report	Anselmo 50', 72',  53' Ernando  75' Raul Prata  85'  90+5' Rafael Marques 86'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 25,947 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

May 30 8	Cruzeiro	1–0	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Rafael Sóbis 68' Thiago Neves  70' Robinho  81' Cabral  87'	Report	Willian  43' Marcos Rocha  44' Bruno Henrique  56' Antônio Carlos  77' Moisés  89' Thiago Santos  90+1'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,175 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v São Paulo

June 2 9	Palmeiras	3–1	São Paulo	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Felipe Melo  42' Dudu  43', 69' Willian 54', 66' Jailson  88' Antônio Carlos  90'	Report	Anderson Martins  11' Éder Militão  15' Edu Dracena 29' (o.g.) Bruno Alves  50' Nenê  71'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 32,841 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

Grêmio v Palmeiras

June 6 10	Grêmio	0–2	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3	Paulo Victor  62' Luan  72'	Report	Dudu  31' Felipe Melo  55' Moisés  60' Willian 66', 86' Hyoran  68' Bruno Henrique  73'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 26,566 Referee: Rafael Traci (Paraná)

Ceará v Palmeiras

June 10 11	Ceará	2–2	Palmeiras	Fortaleza
16:00 UTC−3	Felipe Azevedo 25' Samuel Xavier  58' Élton  73', 87' Pio  83'	Report	Thiago Santos 5' Dudu 22' Jean  70' Willian  85'	Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 32,081 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Flamengo

June 13 12	Palmeiras	1–1	Flamengo	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Willian 5' Moisés  41' Felipe Melo  57' Victor Luis  73' Marcos Rocha  79' Dudu  90+5' Jailson  90+6' Luan  90+7'	Report	Éverton Ribeiro  29' Rodinei  42' Felipe Vizeu  50' Thuler 54' Diego Alves  55' Vinícius Júnior  79' Cuéllar  90+5' Jonas  90+6' Henrique Dourado  90+7'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 36,882 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Santos v Palmeiras

July 19 13	Santos	1–1	Palmeiras	São Paulo
20:00 UTC−3	Alison  23' Jean Mota  31' Rodrygo  44' Gustavo Henrique 74' Léo Cittadini  86'	Report	Lucas Lima 5',  7' Felipe Melo  14' Deyverson  44' Antônio Carlos  55' Hyoran  61' Gustavo Scarpa  73'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 26,417 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

Palmeiras v Atlético Mineiro

July 22 14	Palmeiras	3–2	Atlético Mineiro	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Moisés 2',  3' Bruno Henrique 75', 90+3' Edu Dracena  90+5'	Report	Luan 50',  52' Chará 80' Terans  90+3' Matheus Galdezani  90+'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 29,246 Referee: Péricles Bassols (Pernambuco)
Note: Matheus Galdezani was sent off after the match ended.

Fluminense v Palmeiras

July 25 15	Fluminense	1–0	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3	Gilberto 42',  65' Airton  59'	Report	Felipe Melo  7' Mayke  83' Edu Dracena  90'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 21,462 Referee: Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v Paraná

July 29 16	Palmeiras	3–0	Paraná	São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique 16', 40' Diogo Barbosa  26' Mayke  49' Lucas Lima 77'	Report	Mansur  67' Rodolfo  90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 35,776 Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato-Grosso)

América Mineiro v Palmeiras

August 5 17	América Mineiro	0–0	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−3	Aderlan  83'	Report	Thiago Santos  16' Luan  82'	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 8,077 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Vasco

August 12 18	Palmeiras	1–0	Vasco	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Deyverson 60' Luan  70'	Report	Andrey  61' Maxi López  85'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 30,012 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)

Vitória v Palmeiras

August 19 19	Vitória	0–3	Palmeiras	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Rodrigo Andrade  33' Neílton	Report	Deyverson 10', 28' Bruno Henrique  19' Dudu 58'	Stadium: Barradão Attendance: 8,822 Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo (Distrito Federal)

Palmeiras v Botafogo

August 22 20	Palmeiras	2–0	Botafogo	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Edu Dracena  72' Lucas Lima 77', 86' Dudu  87'	Report	Moisés  41'  70' Bochecha  54' Brenner  62' Igor Rabello  81' Gilson  85'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 24,882 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Internacional v Palmeiras

August 26 21	Internacional	0–0	Palmeiras	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−3	Moledo  49' Iago  90+4'	Report	Gómez  40' Diogo Barbosa  55' Marcos Rocha  57'	Stadium: Beira-Rio Attendance: 38,979 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

Chapecoense v Palmeiras

September 2 22	Chapecoense	1–2	Palmeiras	Chapecó
19:00 UTC−3	Torres  1' Leandro Pereira  21' Osman  44' Rafael Thyere 60' Márcio Araújo  66'	Report	Victor Luis  4' Hyoran 13',  89' Borja 51' Diogo Barbosa  55' Luan  87'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Atlético Paranaense

September 5 23	Palmeiras	2–0	Atlético Paranaense	São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3	Dudu  45' Willian 70' Moisés 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Renan Lodi  62' Wellington  77' Santos  90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 24,601 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v Corinthians

September 9 24	Palmeiras	1–0	Corinthians	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Lucas Lima  5' Deyverson 56',  68'	Report	Danilo Avelar  15' Roger  64' Ralf  76'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 38,568 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)

Bahia v Palmeiras

September 16 25	Bahia	1–1	Palmeiras	Salvador
16:00 UTC−3	Gilberto 17' Elton  45+1'	Report	Lucas Lima  40' Bruno Henrique  51' Felipe Melo 77'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 24,951 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Sport v Palmeiras

September 23 26	Sport	0–1	Palmeiras	Recife
18:00 UTC−3	Jair  38' Ronaldo Alves  61'	Report	Felipe Melo  10' Willian 80' Luan  85'	Stadium: Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 18,681 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

September 30 27	Palmeiras	3–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
11:00 UTC−3	Lucas Lima 22' Gómez  29', 65' (pen.) Felipe Melo  36' Hyoran 41',  72' Deyverson  90+4' Moisés  90+4'	Report	Mancuello  18', 30' (pen.) Ezequiel  68' Marcelo Hermes  82' Fred  82' Léo  87' Manoel  90'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 35,654 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

São Paulo v Palmeiras

October 6 28	São Paulo	0–2	Palmeiras	São Paulo
18:00 UTC−3	Rodrigo Caio  16' Rojas  41'	Report	Victor Luis  18' Felipe Melo  25' Gómez 33' Deyverson 37' Dudu  48'	Stadium: Morumbi Attendance: 56,694 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Grêmio

October 14 29	Palmeiras	2–0	Grêmio	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Deyverson 7', 78' Thiago Santos  35' Gómez  47' Luan  64' Jailson  81'	Report	Bressan  58' Marcelo Oliveira  76'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 32,015 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Minas Gerais)

Palmeiras v Ceará

October 21 30	Palmeiras	2–1	Ceará	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−3	Bruno Henrique  1', 17' (pen.), 34' Diogo Barbosa  10' Deyverson  45' Hyoran  49' Mayke  73' Lucas Lima  78'	Report	Arthur 54' Samuel Xavier  10' Richardson  72'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 33,355 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

Flamengo v Palmeiras

October 27 31	Flamengo	1–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3	Renê  57' Moreno 80',  90+4'	Report	Dudu 49' Antônio Carlos  57' Thiago Santos  58' Weverton  84' Moisés  90+1' Victor Luis  90+4'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 58,613 Referee: Rafael Traci (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Santos

November 3 32	Palmeiras	3–2	Santos	São Paulo
19:00 UTC−3	Dudu 13',  90' Edu Dracena  33', 39' Lucas Lima  51' Victor Luis 70'	Report	Luiz Felipe  7' González  21' Gabriel  22' Copete 54' Victor Ferraz  56' Dodô 64' Diego Pituca  69'  79'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 38,938 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Atlético Mineiro v Palmeiras

November 11 33	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−2	Ricardo Oliveira  28' Elias 63' Iago Maidana  73' Adilson  75'	Report	Felipe Melo  28' Bruno Henrique 76' (pen.) Edu Dracena  88'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)

Palmeiras v Fluminense

November 14 34	Palmeiras	3–0	Fluminense	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−2	Borja  26', 40' Diogo Barbosa  58' Thiago Santos  59' Lucas Lima  71' Felipe Melo 82' Luan  87', 89' Gustavo Scarpa  90+2'	Report	Paulo Ricardo  8' Richard  30' Jadson  32'  90' Digão  78' Kayke  84'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 37,430 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Paraná v Palmeiras

November 18 35	Paraná	1–1	Palmeiras	Londrina
17:00 UTC−2	Keslley 34',  42' Jhony  35' Igor  78' Renê  90+4'	Report	Gustavo Scarpa 53' (pen.),  56' Borja  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio do Café Attendance: 25,076 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

Palmeiras v América Mineiro

November 21 36	Palmeiras	4–0	América Mineiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−2	Luan 58' Willian 75' Dudu 77' Deyverson 81'	Report	Ademir  13' Ricardo Silva  15' Norberto  31' Carlinhos  51' Matheus Ferraz  54' Leandro Donizete  62'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 39,429 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)

Vasco v Palmeiras

November 25 37	Vasco	0–1	Palmeiras	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−2	Desábato  14' Leandro Castán  16' Andrey  80' Ríos  82' Yago Pikachu  90+2'	Report	Felipe Melo  25' Bruno Henrique  29' Gómez  54' Deyverson 71',  73' Jean  90+2'	Stadium: São Januário Attendance: 21,066 Referee: Rafael Traci (Paraná)

Palmeiras v Vitória

December 2 38	Palmeiras	3–2	Vitória	São Paulo
17:00 UTC−2	Edu Dracena 42' Deyverson  55' Gustavo Scarpa 56' Felipe Melo  81' Bruno Henrique 89'	Report	Lucas Ribeiro  27' Luan  58', 72' Yago 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 41,256 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

Results 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
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	W
Position	11	5	7	2	5	4	6	10	7	3	6	6	7	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: CBF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2018 Copa do Brasil

As a team that disputed the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras entered in the round of 16. The draw was held on April 20, 2018.^[47]

Round of 16

América Mineiro v Palmeiras

May 9 First leg	América Mineiro	1–2	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
19:30 UTC−3	Rafael Lima  28' Leandro Donizete  67' Serginho 72'	Report	Borja 37' Keno 56'	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 12,241 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

Palmeiras v América Mineiro

May 23 Second leg	Palmeiras	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	América Mineiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Lucas Lima  23' Willian 63' Felipe Melo  65'	Report	Serginho 37' Leandro Donizete  47' Aderlan  80'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 22,831 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)

Quarterfinal

The draw for the quarterfinal was held on May 30, 2018.^[48]

Bahia v Palmeiras

August 2 First leg	Bahia	0–0	Palmeiras	Salvador
19:15 UTC−3	Zé Rafael  53' Bruno  62' Tiago  65' Gregore  74'	Report	Diogo Barbosa  21' Felipe Melo  58' Deyverson  90'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 27,014 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras v Bahia

August 16 Second leg	Palmeiras	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Bahia	São Paulo
19:15 UTC−3	Felipe Melo  42' Dudu 73' Borja  81'	Report	Bruno  38' Nino Paraíba  58'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 28,057 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

Semifinal

A draw was held on August 22, 2018 to define the order of the matches.^[49]

Palmeiras v Cruzeiro

September 12 First leg	Palmeiras	0–1	Cruzeiro	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3	Thiago Santos  15' Dudu  45+3'	Report	Barcos 4' Léo  45+1' Fábio  54' Edílson  80'  81'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 31,960 Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)

Cruzeiro v Palmeiras

September 26 Second leg	Cruzeiro	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Palmeiras	Belo Horizonte
21:45 UTC−3	Barcos 26' Egídio  29' Sassá  90+'	Report	Borja  30' Felipe Melo  46', 49' Deyverson  86' Willian  90+7' Mayke  90+' Diogo Barbosa  90+'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 44,681 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)
Note: Sassá, Mayke and Diogo Barbosa were sent off after the end of the match.

Statistics

Overall statistics

Games played	74 (18 Campeonato Paulista, 12 Copa Libertadores, 38 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 6 Copa do Brasil)
Games won	45 (12 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Copa Libertadores, 23 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa do Brasil)
Games drawn	18 (2 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 11 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa do Brasil)
Games lost	11 (4 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa Libertadores, 4 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa do Brasil)
Goals scored	121
Goals conceded	48
Goal difference	+72 (+19 Campeonato Paulista, +14 Copa Libertadores, +38 Campeonato Brasileiro, +1 Copa do Brasil)
Best result	5–0 (vs. Novorizontino – March 21, Campeonato Paulista)
Worst result	0–2 (vs. Corinthians – Campeonato Paulista, February 24) 0–2 (vs. Boca Juniors – Copa Libertadores, October 24)
Yellow cards	187
Red cards	12
Clean sheets	36
Most clean sheets	Jailson
Top scorer	Miguel Borja (20 goals)

Goalscorers

In italic players who left the team in mid-season.

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	Campeonato Paulista	Copa Libertadores	Série A	Copa do Brasil	Total
1	FW		9	Borja	7	9	3	1	20
2	FW		29	Willian	4	1	10	1	16
3	FW		7	Dudu	4	2	7	1	14
	MF		19	Bruno Henrique	2	3	9	0	14
4	FW		16	Deyverson	0	0	9	0	9
5	FW		11	Keno	4	2	1	1	8
6	MF		20	Lucas Lima	1	1	5	0	7
7	MF		28	Hyoran	0	1	3	0	4
	MF		14	Gustavo Scarpa	2	0	2	0	4
8	DF		25	Antônio Carlos	2	0	1	0	3
	MF		5	Thiago Santos	2	0	1	0	3
	DF		15	G. Gómez	0	1	2	0	3
	MF		30	Felipe Melo	0	0	2	1	3
	DF		13	Luan	0	1	2	0	3
9	MF		10	Moisés	0	0	2	0	2
	DF		3	Edu Dracena	0	0	2	0	2
10	FW		47	Fernando	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		49	Papagaio	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		31	Thiago Martins	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		18	Guerra	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		22	Marcos Rocha	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		26	Victor Luis	0	0	1	0	1

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Borja	Atletico Junior	3–1 (H)	16 May 2018	Copa Libertadores

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

Last updated on 9 September 2018.

Rank	Name	Campeonato Brasileiro	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores	Paulista Serie A	Total
—	Weverton	8/12	2/2	1/2	0/0	11/16
—	Jailson	4/12	0/2	3/5	10/18	17/27
—	Fernando Prass	1/1	0/0	0/1	0/0	1/2
Total		13/25	2/4	4/8	10/18	29/55