2009 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
Introduction
Season ===Série A===Palmeiras started well the campaign in the Série A, and led the tournament for 19 rounds, unfortunately the team failed to keep the good results and after a 3–1 away win against Santos, only winning 9 points in 11 matches.Palmeiras ended in 5th place, it was a disappointing result for a team that played well during almost the entire season and wanted to win the first brazilian title since 1994.The Palmeiras player with most goals was Obina with 12 goals in 27 league matches, that signed a 1-year loan deal from Flamengo and left the squad before the end of the season after a fight with teammate Maurício during a 0–2 away loss to Grêmio.Vágner Love returned to the team in August, after an agreement with CSKA Moscow, and scored 5 goals in 12 matches but he didn't have a good return to the team. Attacking midfielder Diego Souza won the award by Placar as the best player of the league, playing 34 matches and scoring 8 goals in the season, including a wonderful midfield goal against Atlético Mineiro. Cleiton Xavier, Pierre, Marcos and Pablo Armero also made great appearances in the league.Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo left the team on 25 June alongside young striker Keirrison, after a discussion with Palmeiras chairman Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo. The Interim Manager Jorginho assumed the team for 1 month with great results and Muricy Ramalho took charge of the team until the end of the season.DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersRound9 May 2009CoritibaH 2 – 1Willians 69', Keirrison 88'1st17 May 2009InternacionalA 0 – 22nd24 May 2009São PauloH 0 – 03rd31 May 2009BarueriA 2 – 2Obina 56', Keirrison 60'4th7 June 2009VitóriaH 2 – 1Ortigoza 65', Maurício Ramos 90'+15th14 June 2009CruzeiroH 3 – 1Marcão 27', Keirrison 40', 58'6th20 June 2009Atlético ParanaenseA 2 – 2Obina 68', Keirrison 90'+37th28 June 2009SantosH 1 – 1Obina 32'8th5 July 2009AvaíA 3 – 0Obina 25' (pen. ), 53', Cleiton Xavier 74'9th11 July 2009NáuticoH 4 – 1Maurício Ramos 6', Willians 27', Armero 72', Pierre 83'10th15 July 2009FlamengoA 2 – 1Diego Souza 23', Ortigoza 43'11th18 July 2009Santo AndréH 1 – 0Diego Souza 23'12th22 July 2009GoiásA 1 – 2Diego Souza 52'13th26 July 2009CorinthiansA 3 – 0Obina 31', 58' (pen. ), 65'14th29 July 2009FluminenseH 1 – 0Diego Souza 59'15th1 August 2009Sport RecifeA 1 – 0Bruno Teles 69' (o.g. )16th6 August 2009GrêmioH 1 – 1Cleiton Xavier 28'17th12 August 2009Atlético MineiroA 1 – 1Ortigoza 34'18th15 August 2009BotafogoH 1 – 1Danilo 32'19th19 August 2009CoritibaA 0 – 120th22 August 2009InternacionalH 2 – 1Obina 37' (pen. ), Ortigoza 47'21st30 August 2009São PauloA 0 – 022nd5 September 2009BarueriH 2 – 1Diego Souza 49', Vágner Love 72' (pen. )23rd13 September 2009VitóriaA 2 – 3Robert 40', 88'24th23 September 2009CruzeiroA 2 – 1Diego Souza 9', Vágner Love 50'25th26 September 2009Atlético ParanaenseH 2 – 1Figueroa 42', Danilo 69'26th4 October 2009SantosA 3 – 1Diego Souza 63', Robert 70', Vágner Love 76'27th8 October 2009AvaíH 2 – 2Vágner Love 38', Robert 85'28th12 October 2009NáuticoA 0 – 329th18 October 2009FlamengoH 0 – 230th21 October 2009Santo AndréA 0 – 231st29 October 2009GoiásH 4 – 0Obina 50', 75' (pen. ), 87', Deyvid Sacconi 83'32nd1 November 2009CorinthiansH 2 – 2Danilo 51', Maurício 83' 33rd8 November 2009FluminenseA 0 – 134th11 November 2009Sport RecifeH 2 – 2Deyvid Sacconi 71', Danilo 85'35th18 November 2009GrêmioA 0 – 236th29 November 2009Atlético MineiroH 3 – 1Cleiton Xavier 1', Diego Souza 16', Vágner Love 35'37th6 December 2009BotafogoA 1 – 2Robert 90'+138thPosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1Flamengo38191095844+14672Internacional38198116544+21653São Paulo38181195742+15654Cruzeiro38188125853+562'''5''''''Palmeiras''''''38''''''17''''''11''''''10''''''58''''''45''''''+13''''''62''''''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''F''' = Goals for; '''A''' = Goals against; '''GD''' = Goal difference; '''Pts''' = Points===Libertadores Cup=======First stage====DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers29 January 2009Real PotosíH5 – 1Keirrison 3', 20' (pen. ), Diego Souza 39', Cleiton Xavier 58', Edmílson 90'+14 February 2009Real PotosíA2 – 0Cleiton Xavier 29', Keirrison 74'====Group stage====DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers17 February 2009LDU QuitoA2 – 3Willians 28', Edmílson 45'+13 March 2009Colo-ColoH1 – 3Keirrison 73'8 April 2009Sport RecifeA2 – 0Keirrison 24', Diego Souza 73'15 April 2009Sport RecifeH1 – 1Keirrison 14' (pen. )21 April 2009LDU QuitoH2 – 0Marcão 48', Diego Souza 83'29 April 2009Colo-ColoA1 – 0Cleiton Xavier 87'TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Sport Recife6411107+3'''13''' '''Palmeiras''''''6''''''3''''''1''''''2''''''9''''''7'''+2'''10'''  Colo-Colo621397+2'''6''' LDU Quito6114613−7'''4'''====Knockout stage====DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers5 May 2009Round of 16Sport RecifeH1 – 0Ortigoza 74'12 May 2009Round of 16Sport RecifeA0 – 1 (3-1 p.s.o)28 May 2009Quarter-FinalsNacionalH1 – 1Diego Souza 55'17 June 2009Quarter-FinalsNacionalA0 – 0 (a)