The Palmeiras team's strategy to advance to the Libertadores semifinal was to recover the ball and transition to attack, as explained by assistant Vitor Castanheira. The team's focus on transitions has led to opportunities for attack, including the use of set pieces such as corner kicks and free kicks. In the match against LDU, Palmeiras scored two goals from a corner kick and a converted penalty, bringing their total of goals from set pieces to 28 in the season.
The team's reliance on set pieces has been a key factor in their success, with 29.7% of their 94 goals in 2026 coming from this method. The majority of these goals have been scored in the first half of the season, with the team having previously relied on set pieces only twice since the return from the Copa do Mundo. The team now has four goals from set pieces in 17 matches, with their next match against Grêmio on Sunday.