Overview

• Both clubs presented defenses at CONMEBOL headquarters in Asunción, with Independiente’s Néstor Grindetti arguing the host met security obligations and was attacked by visiting supporters.
• Grindetti said the disciplinary tribunal will evaluate filings for several days and a decision could come this weekend.
• Reporting indicates the leading option is to play the remaining minutes at a neutral venue, though rulings that award qualification or eliminate teams remain possible and would set Alianza Lima’s next opponent.
• Aprevide imposed a province‑wide ban on Universidad de Chile supporters attending matches in Buenos Aires through December 31, 2027.
• Aprevide also issued preventive right‑of‑admission bans for roughly 40–41 Independiente fans, and the stadium remains under judicial closure that the club is seeking to lift.