SAO PAULO - ONE STEP BEFORE THE RECORD !
Picture : Hernan Crespo and São Paulo want the record !
São Paulo stop one step away from a Copa Libertadores record
LDU Quito's surprising 2-0 win over São Paulo in a Copa Libertadores quarterfinal on 19 September ended an impressive run for the Brazilian side.
Hernán Crespo's team had gone 17 matches unbeaten in the competition, a streak that had placed them among the best in its history, just 1 game shy of the record jointly held by Atlético Mineiro and Palmeiras (both 18).
São Paulo's last defeat in the continental tournament came on 4 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage, when they fell 1-2 to Talleres de Córdoba at the Mario Kempes Stadium.
| LONGEST | UNBEATEN | RUNS | ||||
| COPA | LIBERTA | DORES | ||||
| Club | Games | W | D | From | To | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 18 | 11 | 7 | 08/05/2019 | 20/05/2022 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 18 | 13 | 5 | 28/05/2021 | 11/08/2022 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 9 | 8 | 20/02/1962 | 06/03/1969 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 17 | 12 | 5 | 23/09/2020 | 30/09/2021 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 17 | 11 | 6 | 21/04/2023 | 31/05/2024 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11/04/2024 | 20/08/2025 |
| 7 | Corinthians | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16/02/2012 | 28/02/2013 |
| 8 | América Cali | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19/03/1980 | 24/06/1983 |