Overview
- Independiente Rivadavia drew 1-1 with Fluminense and lost 5-4 on penalties after a VAR‑reviewed foul led to a sixth‑minute stoppage‑time penalty converted by Álex Arce, with Fluminense goalkeeper Fábio saving two spot kicks.
- The Mendoza club finished its first continental campaign without a loss in regulation time but exited the Copa Libertadores at the octavos stage following the shootout defeat.
- Boca Juniors advanced to the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals with a 4-0 away win over Deportivo Recoleta that completed a 7-1 aggregate victory, powered by goals from Santiago Ascacíbar, Sebastián Villa, Miguel Merentiel and Alan Velasco.
- San Pablo beat Bolívar 3-1 in the Morumbí with Jonathan Calleri’s penalty among the scorers to set up a Boca–San Pablo Sudamericana quarterfinal, with the Brazilian side to host the deciding leg.
- Other Libertadores and Sudamericana ties moved the bracket along this week, including Estudiantes’ win in Chile that put them into the Libertadores last eight and schedule shifts for some Sudamericana matches after a major earthquake in Colombia.