Overview
- River Plate drew 0-0 at Libertad in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores octavos and will decide the tie at the Monumental next Thursday
- Marcelo Gallardo is scrambling his defence after multiple back-line absences with Sebastián Driussi now fit to return
- Real Sociedad has appointed Sergio Francisco as head coach and is reinforcing its Zubieta academy core with summer signings Duje Caleta-Car and Gonçalo Guedes
- Weekend match schedules feature Instituto vs Unión at 19:00 on ESPN and Cruz Azul vs Santos at 19:00 on Canal 5, TUDN and ViX+
- LaLiga’s strict fair play checks are delaying player registrations while the new CTA under Fran Soto has instructed VAR to review only clear, obvious errors