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Palmeiras hosts Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with kickoff at 8:30 PM ET and 7:30 PM CT. In the United States, the match airs on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, and streams on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Fubo and Fanatiz.
Palmeiras brings a 2-1 aggregate lead home to Sao Paulo after winning the first leg at the Maracana. A win or a draw sends Palmeiras to the final, while Fluminense must win by two goals to advance outright.
| Match | Palmeiras vs Fluminense |
| Date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT |
| Competition | Copa Libertadores, Semifinal, 2nd Leg |
| U.S. TV | beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español |
| U.S. Stream | beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Fubo, Fanatiz |
| Venue | Nubank Parque, Sao Paulo |
Where to Watch Palmeiras vs Fluminense
beIN SPORTS holds the exclusive U.S. rights to the Copa Libertadores, and this semifinal airs on both of its channels. beIN SPORTS carries the English language broadcast, and beIN SPORTS en Español carries the Spanish language broadcast.
Streaming viewers can watch either channel on Fubo, which carries both beIN channels in the United States. Fanatiz carries both channels as well and streams the match live.
beIN SPORTS CONNECT is the network’s own streaming service. It carries the match live for viewers with a subscription or a participating TV provider login.
Is Palmeiras vs Fluminense Free to Watch in the US?
No confirmed free option exists for this match. beIN SPORTS is a pay channel, and every confirmed streaming path requires a subscription or a TV provider login, so there is no legal free way to watch in the United States.
The match does not air on an over-the-air network, so it cannot be watched free with a digital antenna either.
Where to Find beIN SPORTS
beIN SPORTS is not carried by every provider, and that is the main hurdle for this match. DirecTV and Xfinity do not carry the channels at all, at any price.
Traditional carriage does exist, just in patches. Dish, Spectrum, Verizon Fios and Optimum all carry beIN SPORTS, along with smaller cable systems.
Most U.S. viewers reach beIN through streaming instead: Fubo, Fanatiz, YouTube TV’s Sports Plus add-on, or beIN SPORTS CONNECT directly.
What Is at Stake
The arithmetic is simple. Palmeiras advances with a win or a draw on the night. Fluminense advances outright with a win by two or more goals.
A one goal win for Fluminense sends the tie to a penalty shootout. CONMEBOL no longer uses the away goals rule, so the late first leg goal only cut the deficit.
The winner meets Flamengo or Estudiantes in the final. The final is a single match on November 28, 2026, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
First Leg Recap
Palmeiras won the first leg 2-1 at the Maracana on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Flaco Lopez finished a counterattack in the 45th minute to open the scoring, and Marlon Freitas doubled the lead in the 85th minute.
Substitute Wesley Nata headed in a stoppage time goal to pull Fluminense back within one and keep the semifinal alive for the return leg.
Fluminense controlled about 70 percent of possession in the first leg. Palmeiras defended in numbers and punished the hosts on the break.
Recent Form
Recent form below covers each club’s last three matches in all competitions, listed in chronological order.
Palmeiras has won three straight matches. The run started with a 4-1 home win over rivals Corinthians in Serie A, continued with the 2-1 first leg win at the Maracana, and extended on Saturday with a 2-0 win at Athletico Paranaense.
Fluminense arrives on three straight defeats. The Rio club lost 1-0 to Flamengo in the league, lost the first leg 2-1, and then fell 2-1 at home to Santos on Sunday with a heavily rotated lineup.
Team News
Abel Ferreira returns to the Palmeiras bench. The head coach served a touchline suspension in the first leg, when assistant Joao Martins ran the team from the sideline.
Club captain Gustavo Gomez is available for Palmeiras. He played the first leg, then sat out the weekend league match at Athletico Paranaense through a domestic suspension.
Vitor Roque is a major doubt for Palmeiras. His right ankle sprain, suffered against Corinthians, already kept him out of the first leg. Fullback Jefte is also expected to miss out.
Fluminense remains without striker John Kennedy, who is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury. German Cano, Alisson and Matheus Reis are all doubts for head coach Marcao.
What to Watch
Jhon Arias spent four seasons at Fluminense before joining Palmeiras, and the Maracana crowd jeered him throughout the first leg. He faces his former club again, this time in front of the Palmeiras support.
Fluminense has to chase the game, and that plays into the Palmeiras strength we saw in Rio. Ferreira’s team defended deep and counterattacked, and the visitors’ need for goals should leave the same spaces in Sao Paulo.
Flaco Lopez is the man in form for Palmeiras. His first leg goal was his fourth of this Copa Libertadores, and his movement on the break gave Fluminense problems all night at the Maracana.
Prediction
Prediction: Palmeiras 1-1 Fluminense. Fluminense has to attack and should score, but a two goal away win is a tall order against this counterattack. A draw sends Palmeiras through, 3-2 on aggregate.
