The first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 ended 0-0 in Asunción, leaving the tie open for the return leg in Buenos Aires. Franco Armani made several decisive saves to preserve the clean sheet while Sebastián Driussi returned to play the entire second half. Marcelo Gallardo must navigate defensive absences and potential back-line reshuffles ahead of the home fixture. The series resumes at 21:30 on Thursday, August 21, at Estadio Monumental, with no away-goals tiebreaker to influence the outcome. In parallel action, Instituto hosted Unión on Friday (with Unión winless away since October) on ESPN and Cruz Azul will face Santos on Saturday, as Real Sociedad launches Sergio Francisco’s academy-driven project with Duje Caleta-Car and Gonçalo Guedes joining the squad.