Overview
- Lanús advanced 3-2 on aggregate, with Rodrigo Castillo scoring the winner in the second leg and finishing the tie with three goals.
- VAR interventions ruled out one goal for each team, and the match ended in an on-field fracas that resulted in the sending off of U de Chile’s Matías Zaldivia.
- The final is set for Saturday, November 22 in Asunción, where Lanús will face Atlético Mineiro after the venue was moved from the initially proposed site in Bolivia.
- Authorities implemented an APreViDe-led security operation deploying roughly 600 provincial police, 80 private guards and 80 Utedyc staff, with the game limited to home supporters and a ban on U de Chile fans in Buenos Aires province through December 31, 2027.
- Lanús is Argentina’s lone club in a continental final this season; the Sudamericana champion secures a 2026 Copa Libertadores group-stage berth and a $6.5 million prize.