Published Sunday, November 15, 2:25 a.m. ET · Source: CONMEBOL announcement reports, Polymarket, KalshiKey Facts
- Match: Palmeiras (Brazil) v Estudiantes de La Plata (Argentina), a single-match Copa Libertadores final, South America’s top club trophy.
- Where: Estadio Centenario, Uruguay’s national stadium in Montevideo.
- When: Saturday, 28 November 2026, 17:00 Brasília time, which is 3:00 p.m. ET (our conversion). Reports cite a CONMEBOL announcement on 31 October.
- Prize: The champion receives US$25 million, US$1 million more than the previous edition, and up to US$40 million across all stages.
- Route to the final: Both clubs won their semi-finals on penalties: Estudiantes over holders Flamengo, Palmeiras over Fluminense.
- Prediction markets: Polymarket, a real-money betting market, prices Palmeiras at 73% and Estudiantes at 27% to win, with US$41,883 traded (2:22 a.m. ET, Sunday, 15 November).
Kickoff and Venue
The Copa Libertadores final between Palmeiras and Estudiantes de La Plata is set for Saturday, 28 November 2026, at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. Kickoff is 17:00 Brasília time, or 3:00 p.m. ET, according to reports of an announcement on 31 October by CONMEBOL, South American football’s governing body.
Our Copa Libertadores final live hub and the Copa Libertadores final 2026 guide carry every update. The final is a single match.
CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez said before the 2025 final in Lima that the 2026 final would be played in Montevideo. Centenario staged the 2021 final, in which Palmeiras beat Flamengo, a Rio de Janeiro club, 2-1 in extra time.
The Teams and What Is at Stake
Palmeiras, a São Paulo club, lost the 2025 final to Flamengo and now seeks a fourth continental title, after wins in 1999, 2020 and 2021. Estudiantes, from the Argentine city of La Plata, play their first final in 17 years and seek a fifth title; their fourth came in 2009.
Estudiantes beat holders Flamengo 3-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the second leg at the Maracanã, Flamengo’s home stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Palmeiras beat Fluminense 5-3 on penalties in the other semi-final.
The two clubs have met once before in a Libertadores final, in 1968. Estudiantes won that edition with a 2-0 victory in a deciding third match at Centenario after each side had won one leg.
What Has Changed Since Our Earlier Reports
We found no new hard fact dated 14 or 15 November, so this is a look ahead rather than a news update. The freshest confirmed material is CONMEBOL’s kickoff announcement of 31 October.
The winner qualifies for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, a tournament of continental champions, with a match against Toluca of Mexico scheduled for 9 December in Qatar.
What Prediction Markets Say
Polymarket, a prediction market where traders bet real money on outcomes, priced Palmeiras at 73% and Estudiantes de La Plata at 27% to lift the trophy, with US$41,883 traded as of 2:22 a.m. ET on Sunday, 15 November. Kalshi, a prediction market regulated in the US by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), listed Palmeiras at 67% and Estudiantes at 38% on separate contracts, with 7,341 contracts traded.
The two Kalshi prices add up to more than 100% because they are separate contracts. These prices are bets, not polls, and we found no poll by a named institute on the match.
Why we show this: prediction markets turn real-money bets into a live probability that moves within minutes of the news, which is why investors, campaigns and newsrooms in the United States now follow them closely. We show them next to polls and official results, never instead of them.
What It Means for US Readers
Kickoff is 3:00 p.m. ET and 12:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, 28 November, by our conversion from 17:00 Brasília time. We have not found a confirmed US broadcaster or streamer for this final, and beIN Sports, a pay-TV sports network, carried the 2025 final.
Readers should check CONMEBOL’s broadcast list closer to the date.
What Is Not Known
Regional reports consistently give 28 November, but we could not reach CONMEBOL’s own site to confirm the date and time. The reports of CONMEBOL’s 31 October confirmation do not name a time zone.
The Brasília-time reference comes from Brazilian reports, so the 3:00 p.m. ET conversion rests on press reports rather than the organiser’s page. No US broadcaster or streamer has been confirmed.
We also found no new official statements in the last 48 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Copa Libertadores final?
The final is scheduled for Saturday, 28 November 2026, with kickoff at 17:00 Brasília time, or 3:00 p.m. ET. We could not check the date on CONMEBOL’s own site.
Who plays and where?
Palmeiras of Brazil face Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina. The match is at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay.
How can US fans watch?
No US broadcaster or streamer has been confirmed. beIN Sports carried the 2025 final, so check CONMEBOL’s broadcast list closer to the date.
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