Overview
- Rodrigo Castillo’s 62nd-minute finish secured a 1-0 victory in La Fortaleza, with the aggregate ending 3-2 after VAR had earlier overturned one goal for each team.
- The final is set for Saturday, November 22, in Asunción, where Lanús will face Atlético Mineiro.
- The Sudamericana champion qualifies directly for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage and earns a $6.5 million prize, with $2 million for the runner-up.
- Authorities enforced a no-visitor policy under an APreViDe sanction barring Universidad de Chile fans from Buenos Aires province through December 31, 2027, and deployed roughly 600 provincial police plus additional security staff.
- Universidad de Chile traveled without winger Lucas Assadi, sidelined by a musculotendinous hamstring injury that reports indicate will keep him out for several weeks.