Overview
- Central's Group H opener, which kicks off Thursday at 19:00 in Rosario, airs on Fox Sports with streaming on Flow, DGO, Telecentro Play, and Disney+ Premium.
- Ángel Di María is set for his Copa Libertadores return 20 years after his last appearance for Central.
- Colombian referee Wilmar Roldán will oversee the match with Leonard Mosquera running VAR.
- Independiente del Valle arrives on an eight-season run of Libertadores participation after a league win that kept it top in Ecuador.
- This marks Rosario Central’s 14th Libertadores entry and the first official meeting between the two clubs.