Overview
- Athletic Club beat Cultural Leonesa 4-3 after extra time despite Aitor Paredes’ red card, securing a quarterfinal place.
- Real Sociedad erased a 0-2 deficit against Osasuna and advanced on penalties, with goalkeeper Unai Marrero saving two kicks.
- New Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa debuts at Albacete in a single-elimination tie, calling up youth players Jorge Cestero, Manuel Ángel and César Palacios and leaving out Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo.
- Boca Juniors host Millonarios in a tribute friendly for Miguel Ángel Russo, with Claudio Úbeda trialing a 4-3-3 and Edinson Cavani, Carlos Palacios and Rodrigo Battaglia unavailable due to knocks.
- Alianza Lima continue preseason against Unión Santa Fe with Luis Advíncula set to start, Gimnasia (Mendoza) added forward Santiago Rodríguez on loan, Melgar signed Pablo Erustes and expects a Peruvian nationality process to free a foreign slot, and an Arequipa Sub-14 futsal match was halted over injury and lack of medical support.