IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - COPA LIBERTADORES
Picture : Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) scores his 14th goal in Copa Libertadores (10 of them for Flamengo).
Copa Libertadores statistics: Round of 16, 2nd leg (20-22 August)
*The current edition of Copa Libertadores becomes the first in which 8 teams that have already been champions of South America will compete in the quarterfinals.
This historic milestone surpasses the previous record, which was 7 champions at this stage of the competition.
This number was first reached in 2018, when the following teams reached this stage: River Plate, Boca Juniors, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro, Colo-Colo, and Independiente. The only team that wasn't a champion was Atlético Tucumán.
The number was repeated in 2019 (the exception was Cerro Porteño), 2020 (Libertad) and 2024 (Colo-Colo).
*This is the first time since 2018 that there are more Argentine teams (4: Estudiantes, Racing, River Plate, Vélez Sarsfield) than Brazilian (3: Flamengo, Palmeiras, São Paulo) in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.
In the 2018 edition, Boca Juniors, Independiente, River Plate and Atlético Tucumán qualified for Argentina, while Cruzeiro, Grêmio and Palmeiras did for Brazil.
Racing vs Peñarol 3-1 (agg 3-2)
*Franco Pardo's goal for Racing (at 93 minutes 46 seconds) is the latest goal scored by an Argentine team to advance from a Copa Libertadores knockout tie since Gonzalo Martínez's penalty goal for River Plate against Grêmio in the semifinal on 30 October 2018.
*Racing has overturned a two-legged tie against Peñarol for the 2nd time in the Copa Libertadores history. They had already achieved this feat in 1997, when they lost the first leg and won the second leg on penalties.
*Adrián Martínez became Racing’s top scorer in CONMEBOL tournaments (16 goals) surpassing Norberto Raffo (15).
São Paulo vs Atlético Nacional 1-1, pen. 4-3 (agg 1-1)
*A very unsuccessful knockout tie for Atlético Nacional’s Edwin Cardona: after missing 2 penalties in the first leg, he got a red card in the second.
It's his third red card in the Copa Libertadores, following two in 2014 (against Newell's Old Boys and Defensor Sporting).
Vélez Sársfield vs Fortaleza 2-0 (agg 2-0)
*Of the last 18 two-legged Copa Libertadores knockout ties between Argentine and Brazilian teams, only three Argentine clubs have advanced: Estudiantes against Fortaleza in 2022, Boca Juniors against Palmeiras in 2023, and now Vélez Sarsfield against Fortaleza.
*Maher Carrizo (Velez Sarsfield) became the 6th player who scored 5+ goals in a single edition of Copa Libertadores in XXI century before turning 20, following:
Julio González (Paraguay, 2001),
Carlos Tevez (Argentina, 2003),
James Rodríguez (Colombia, 2010),
Neymar (Brazil, 2011),
Kaio Jorge (Brazil, 2020),
Maher Carrizo (Argentina, 2025).
Internacional vs Flamengo 0-2 (agg 0-3)
*Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) scores his 14th goal in Copa Libertadores (10 of them for Flamengo). He is now joint-third top foreign scorer for Brazilian teams in the competition, along with Jonathan Calleri (Argentina) and behind only Germán Cano (Argentiba) and Paolo Guerrero (Peru), both with 17 goals.
Estudiantes vs Cerro Porteño 0-0 (agg 1-0)
*Estudiantes have only drawn 2 of their 10 home matches in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, both against Cerro Porteño (2011 and now).
Palmeiras vs Universitario 0-0 (agg 4-0)
*Palmeiras ended their 7-game winning run in Copa Libertadores. They stopped in 2 games from the competition’s record (9 wins in a row).
River Plate vs Libertad 1-1, pen. 3-1 (agg 1-1)
*River Plate’s goalkeeper Franco Armani has reached 110 Copa Libertadores matches, equaling his Brazilian colleague Fábio for second place in the competition's ranking for most appearances.
Armani is now 3 matches shy of the Paraguayan Ever Almeida's historic record (113 games in the competition).
LDU Quito vs Botafogo 2-0 (agg 2-1)
*For the first time in their history, LDU Quito have come back from behind in a two-legged Copa Libertadores tie against a Brazilian opponent after losing the first leg.
*For the second time in its history, The Ecuadorian club has advanced to the knockout stage of Copa Libertadores after conceding the first goal of the tie (also against Tacuary in 2007).
*LDU Quito have eliminated a Brazilian opponents in the Copa Libertadores for the 2nd time (also Fluminense in 2008).
*Botafogo are eliminated after winning the first leg in the Copa Libertadores for the first time, having qualified on the previous six occasions.
*7 of the last 15 reigning Copa Libertadores champions (now Botafogo) have been eliminated in the round of 16.